| Amadou & Mariam / Dimanche A Bamako |
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| Album: | Dimanche A Bamako | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Amadou & Mariam | Added: | Jul 2005 | |
| Label: | Nonesuch Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2005-08-07 | Pull Date: | 2005-10-09 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Oct 9 | Oct 2 | Sep 25 | Sep 18 | Sep 11 | Sep 4 | Aug 28 | Aug 21 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 26, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum Senegal Fast Food | 4. | Mar 22, 2014: | Music Casserole Senegal Fast Food | |
| 2. | Sep 02, 2017: | Music Casserole Camions Sauvages | 5. | Feb 15, 2014: | Music Casserole Camions Sauvages | |
| 3. | Jul 26, 2014: | Music Casserole Camions Sauvages | 6. | Nov 01, 2013: | No Cover, No Minimum Camions Sauvages |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2005-08-05 | ||
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AMADOU & MARIAM – “Dimanche à Bamako” Nonesuch, 2005 MALI / FRANCE – Hooray! Amadou & Mariam have been broadening the palette of Malian blues for years. On this disc, the husband & wife team (who both happen to be blind, fyi) team up with way-cool producer/guitarist Manu Chao for 15 tracks of totally infectious Afro-blues, blended with French pop, reggae, Cuban rhythms, and whatever else fits the moment. If you aren’t already hip to A&M, now is a very good time to check them out. FO’s PICKS: 2–5, 8, 14 1. 2:09 – cute love song with mellow guitars/drum, child’s spoken intro 2. 1:57 – bouncy catchy guitar riffs, thumb piano, balafon, more child speak 3. 3:16 – upbeat bounce, full band: bluesy guitar w/little repeats, male vox 4. 3:30 – uptempo w/a reggae beat, soul organ, siren & “audience” noise 5. 4:16 – definite Manu Chao influence here: great riffing melody, light reggae beat, deadpan almost-rapped vocal, and blues harmonica! 6. 3:09 – quick rhythm, sing-song fem vox & steady guitar patterns 7. 4:08 – village ambiance, laid back guitars, tabla, duet vox, musical saw! 8. 4:07 – highway song: spoken intro, busy driving rhythm (ha ha), vox have a hint of hip-hop and there’s a rustic Latin feel in the guitar work 9. 3:28 – Sunday in Bamako: steady beat & vox, lilting guitars, cool trumpet 10. 4:17 – solidarity song: layered walking rhythm, sweet vox, flute accents 11. 4:10 – quick rhythm, with latin & reggae touches, nice horn section 12. 3:41 – relaxed tempo, street sounds, dripping gtr, cool monotone vox 13. 4:54 – music for Starbucks: folksy guitars, smooooth groove, guest vox 14. 3:42 – echo fem vox, dark layers, blues guitar & heavy piano in back 15. 5:20 – relaxed tempo: tinkly keys, steady guitar, plain lead vox + speech [Fo] – August 2005 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | M'bife | 8. | Camions Sauvages | |||
| 2. | M'bife Balafon | 9. | Beaux Dimanches | |||
| 3. | Coulibaly | 10. | La Paix | |||
| 4. | La Realite | 11. | Djanfa | |||
| 5. | Senegal Fast Food | 12. | Taxi Bamako | |||
| 6. | Artistiya | 13. | Politic Amagni | |||
| 7. | La Fete Au Village | 14. | Gnidjougouya | |||
| 15. | M'bife Blues | |||||