Mari Kalkun releases animation film for ‘Mother Earth’ in collaboration with Brian Eno’s EarthPercent charity
The song, 'Maaimä', is about the controversial relationship between humans and nature.
Tue, 14 May 24
Released 25 January 1993
Liner notes
Exhilarating traditional dance music from Guinea-Bissau, in West Africa— displaying some of the deepest roots of blues, jazz and pop. Fatala is unique in modern African music as a band, formed in Paris, recreating the roots of the music of Guinea without synths or programmes.
An opening rhythm danced by feticheurs wearing their masks
The chant of a woman labouring in the fields, sung to her baby whose crying prevents her from working
A traditional rhythm to which African women present the beauty and skill of their dancing
The song of young people who live in freedom, and revolt against anything that threatens their liberty
A rhythm played as the young men return to their village after six months of initiation rituals
The love song of a boy from the town of Kamsar for a girl (Temedi) from the town of Boke
The rhythm played during the”deathwalk” of an important chief of the tribe of Limbadji, as the body is returned to the place of its birth
The rhythm which can only be danced by a man who has proved himself capable and brave at a time of great suffering
A song in the Sousou dialect where the elder of the family argues with the young girls: “It’s time to go to sleep now!”
Further Listening
Various Artists
Released 05 June 1989
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The song, 'Maaimä', is about the controversial relationship between humans and nature.
Tue, 14 May 24
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