For me it was a slow burner... but it turns out Welcome to Mali is a great record. It's surprising ILM didn't give a damn about it.
― Shin Oliva Suzuki, Tuesday, 3 February 2009 11:26 (fifteen years ago) link
Agreed. Initial impression was "Pfft, we've heard all this before" - but I think that was a hangover from having played Dimanche A Bamako to death and beyond. I love the last track (as listed on the sleeve, not the hidden bonus track).
Rokia Traore's album also great.
― mike t-diva, Tuesday, 3 February 2009 11:52 (fifteen years ago) link
This American is still waiting for A & M's March release here. Rokia's in the US on tour now. May go see here next week and need to get the new disc now that it's finally out here
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 3 February 2009 13:12 (fifteen years ago) link
Cd finally coming out in the US Tuesday March 24. Big New York Times profile in Sunday March 22nd paper.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 23 March 2009 16:14 (fifteen years ago) link
I really like the cd. They're on tour in the US now. Did Boston the other night and New York tonight. Plus they're on the Jimmy Fallon tv show at 12:35 am or something. Coming to the Birchmere outside DC Wednesday.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 9 June 2009 02:38 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.expressnightout.com/content/2009/06/amadou_and_mariam.php World peace via Amadou & mariam says Christopehr Porter, or something like that.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 9 June 2009 02:40 (fourteen years ago) link
Great one and a half live show at the Birchmere, outside Washington DC last night. A very good percussionist, 2 energetic women dancers/background singers, keyboard, trap drums, and bass plus A & M. Amadou's guitar playing nicely captures Malian styles and psychedelic rock
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 11 June 2009 11:00 (fourteen years ago) link
One and a half hour. Mariam's voice is impressive too
They're also doing arena shows opening for Coldplay. I wonder what their audience thinks?
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 11 June 2009 14:52 (fourteen years ago) link
Time to buy a hot dog.
― Shin Oliva Suzuki, Thursday, 11 June 2009 14:59 (fourteen years ago) link
holy shit I had never heard this sabali song b4! looked them up on youtube just because they were so awesome when I saw them at a festival this summer and i was feelin lonely 4 the friends i saw them with
― plaxico (I know, right?), Wednesday, 18 November 2009 00:35 (fourteen years ago) link
Dimache a Bamako is the shit
― in my world of loose geirs (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 12 April 2011 22:20 (thirteen years ago) link
Yes it is.
― Si tu parles, tu meurs. Si tu te tais, tu meurs. Alors, dis et (Michael White), Tuesday, 12 April 2011 22:53 (thirteen years ago) link
Beautiful.
― Hey Look More Than Five Years Has Passed And You Have A C (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 12 April 2011 22:57 (thirteen years ago) link
Yep
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 13 April 2011 03:06 (thirteen years ago) link
Just put it on a few weeks ago for a friend who'd never heard it. Don't actually know what he thought of it, but I loved the hell out of it.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 13 April 2011 03:40 (thirteen years ago) link
New album is out!
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 10:44 (twelve years ago) link
In case you forgot, here's "Dougo Badia" (feat. Nick Zinner & Santigold)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfJ-EmoQil8
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 10:46 (twelve years ago) link
Seen mixed reviews of it, but have not heard it yet myself (well, one song).
NPR is streaming it for a bit
http://www.npr.org/2012/04/01/148919868/first-listen-amadou-and-mariam-folila?ps=mh_fl
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 12:55 (twelve years ago) link
And the Pitchfork review was discussed on a Pitchfork thread
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 12:56 (twelve years ago) link
i really can't believe dimanche a bamako is 10 years old! that fact is making me feel weird this morning
this is still in my every morning playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH4K-WLpVuo
― 1 P.3. Eternal (roxymuzak), Sunday, 13 April 2014 14:59 (ten years ago) link
ok....9 years old. still
― 1 P.3. Eternal (roxymuzak), Sunday, 13 April 2014 15:00 (ten years ago) link
Back in 2005 dimanche a bamako was my winter commute to work album, played on some horrendous quarter a gig samsung mp3 player that seemed like good kit at the time. I still love this album but have given up trying work out where the fuck the last decade has gone.
― xelab, Sunday, 13 April 2014 21:29 (ten years ago) link
I couldn't pick a fave because the album is jam-packed, but this ruled.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kp9cmTNaMw
― xelab, Sunday, 13 April 2014 21:54 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SJR81-JIwA&list=PLdqZQPNShYrBYt2KnjACUMjDdSg6gzzvV&index=2I love this!
― calzino, Wednesday, 4 October 2017 23:09 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SJR81-JIwA
― calzino, Wednesday, 4 October 2017 23:13 (six years ago) link