Afriki

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AfrikiOpis:Product Description Africa's Musical Ambassador releases first studio album in six years. After a six-year absence from the recording studio, Malian guitarist Habib Koite and his band Bamada return with a stunning new album, 'Afriki'. With more than 250,000 albums sold around the globe, an appearance on the popular television show Late Night with David Letterman, a duet with Bonnie Raitt on her 2002 album Silver Lining and nearly a thousand concerts on some of the world's most prestigious stages under his belt, Habib Koite is one of Africa's most beloved and popular musicians. Afriki features an appealing set of songs that reflect Habib's unique and innovative approach to the diverse styles of Malian music. Few African artists have received the sales and media exposure of Habib Koite. Called "Mali's biggest pop star" by Rolling Stone (in an infamous article in which Bonnie Raitt pared Habib to Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughn), Habib has also received raves from widely-read publications such as People, Entertainment Weekly and the New York Times. Just this June, Habib graced a 2-page photo spread in the pages of Vanity Fair magazine. While sales of African music CDs generally struggle to break the 10,000-unit mark, Habib has defied expectations by selling more than 100,000 copies of his last two studio albums, putting him in the upper echelons of world music artist sales. 'Afriki' emphasizes a tight acoustic sound, showcasing some little-heard traditional instruments such as polyphonic hunter's horns, alongside balafón (wooden xylophone), n'goni (a Malian lute) and Habib's iconic voice and guitar. "I want to open a small window to the new generation," explains Habib regarding his use of Malian folk instruments, "to help them hear our old traditions even if it is in new music." Review This is the Malian singer and guitarist's first studio album for six years. Koité is supposedly a slow worker because he's a studio craftsman who pays great attention to sonic detail. Listening to Afrika, this is surely the case, as it's a finely-drawn work of studied acoustic arrangements, with more of an emphasis on organic naturalness than its 2001 predecessor Baro. Although relatively unknown on these shores, Koité has sold wagonloads of albums in the USA, and appears to devote much of his touring time to the rest of Europe. Soon, his time will e in the UK... Koité formed his Bamada band in 1988, deriving from the nickname given to residents of Bamako. He started to receive increased attention in the States after collaborating with Bonnie Raitt and appearing on the Dave Letterman show.

Even though Koité's delivery could be deemed mellow, this quality is not at the expense of an innate Malian folksiness. His voice is deep and smooth, although Koité has the range to enpass a Fela Kuti-ish roughness on some of the songs. The balafon (marimba) is a prominent element, but Koité also utilises Anglo-American song construction and production languages to present his Malian essence with an sense of expert balance. This is why he's such a successful crossover artist...

Koité's rich, honeyed vocals and detailed guitar figures always lie at the heart of each song, but he also invites a broad spread of colours that include violin (both rough and smooth), subliminal mood-bass and a varied percussion array. There are also stray appearances made by n'goni and some hoarse hunting horns..."N'ba" has a soft reggae lilt, "Mali Ba" is sparsely lit, with harmonica shadings, and "N'Teri" has a more uplifting vibration, with tinglesome female backing vocals responding to Koité's lines whilst strings make sweepingly elaborate gestures. The album closes in a typically varied fashion, with "Titati", an acoustic guitar meditation. --Martin LongleyFind more music at the BBC This link will take you off in a new window Review (4 stars) The husky voice, catchy choruses, trickling guitar patterns are all there...a slice of heaven waAutor:Habib KoiteNośnik:Audio CDPłyt:Język: Data wydania: 2009Waga: 0.22 gramWysokość: 0.4 cmSzerokość: 4.9 cmDługość: 5.5 cmUWAGA: Kupując produkt na tej aukcji zgadzasz się na wydłużony termin realizacji wysyłki (10-14 dni roboczych). Podany towar pochodzi z zagranicznego magazynu, stąd wydłużony czas realizacji który podany jest obok.