Various Artists / Mali Lolo!
Album:Mali Lolo! Collection:World
Artist:Various Artists Added:Jul 2003
Label:Smithsonian/Folkways 

A-File Activity
Add Date:2003-07-21 Pull Date:2003-09-22 Charts:Reggae/World
Week Ending:Sep 21Sep 7Aug 24Aug 10Aug 3Jul 27
Airplays:111136

Recent Airplay
1.Feb 14, 2019:Cafe Nakhil
Vaccination
4.Dec 24, 2005:Blues Marathon - It's a Big Blues World
San Barana
2.Nov 28, 2015:Clean Copper Radio
Pirates
5.Jul 10, 2004:Storytime!: Pirates
Pirates
3.Mar 22, 2014:Music Casserole
Pirates
6.Nov 04, 2003:At the Cafe Bohemian
Nimato

Album Review
Decca
Reviewed 2003-07-17 
A showcase of Malian superstars, including Ali Farka Toure, Toumani Diabate, Rokia Traore, Oumou Sangare, and others. Great stuff, enhanced with the kind of informative notes you’d expect from a Smithsonian release.

1. Upbeat w/strong male vocals & nice work from the band.
2. Bluesy guitar, mid-tempo w/powerful female vocals.
*3. Fast percussion/strings/vocals. Nicely energetic.
4. Mid/up-tempo harp/guitar/female vocals.
*5. Male vox/chorus, deep strings, percussion. Mid-tempo.
6. Malian disco funk for female vocals & band.
*7. A relaxed & melodic kora duet w/good interplay.
*8. Wonderful blend of kora/balafon/voices, a great sound.
9. Tuareg folk w/droning male vox/strings. Interesting.
10. Female chorus/claps/drums, a strong folkloric sound.
*11.Guitar/blues harmonica/vocals. Mid/uptempo. Cool.
*12. Guitar/perc/vocals. Mid-tempo, gets into a nice groove.
13. Cool balafon-driven track w/a hypnotic beat & good vocals.
14. Bright mix of vocals/balafon/perc. Strong vocal harmonies.
*15. “Mandinka rap”. Way cool blend of rap w/traditional instr.
16. Strong vocals and a relaxed Malian funk.
7/2003

Track Listing
 ArtistTrack Name
1.Diabate, Kasse MadyEh Ya Ye
2.Kouyate, KandiaSan Barana
3.Koite, Habib & BamadaNimato
4.Ko Kan Ko Sata DoumbiaOn River
5.Sidibe, YoroNoumou Koulouba
6.Sangare, OumouYa La
7.Diabate, Toumani & B. SissokoCheikhna Demba
8.Diabate, A. & Super MandenFakoli
9.TinariwenTessalit
10.TartitIya Heniya
11.Traore, LobiDuga
12.Toure, Ali Farka & A. BocoumHilly Yoro
13.Solo, NebaVaccination
14.Traore, RokiaYere Uolo
15.Les EscrocsPirates
16.Super Rail BandMansa