Ko Sira

1. Kayini Wura

2. Sigi Kuruni

3. Mani Djindala

4. Saa Magni

5. Dugu Kamelenba

6. Bi Furu

7. Nawo Nawo

8. Ko Sira

Ko Sira,Oumou Sangare,Umvd/Ryko,World Music

Average customer rating: It is a shame not to have such a masterpiece in stock need to reissue Africans, keep your culture! WHERE IS IT?

Ko Sira Oumou Sangare Manufacturer: World Circuit ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Africa | International | Styles | Music Mali | Africa | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: Moussolou (Women) Oumou Moussoulou New Ancient Strings Sa Golo ASIN: B0000023V6 Release Date: 1993-01-01

Tracks:

1. Kayini Wura [Evening Greeting]
2. Sigi Kuruni [Advice to a New Bride]
3. Mani Djindala [The Young Adventurer]
4. Saa Magni
5. Dugu Kamelemba [The Womanizer]
6. Bi Furu [Modern Marriage]
7. Nawo Nawo [I Will Go with You]
8. Ko Sira [Road to the River]

Customer Reviews:

It is a shame not to have such a masterpiece in stock.......2000-07-24

Oumou is one the most beautiful voices in traditional african music. Her melody is soothing and reminds me of my younger years in my african hometown.

need to reissue.......2000-07-05

this is an excellent CD and desperately needs to be reissued

Africans, keep your culture!.......2000-05-04

I love Oumou Sangare. In her voice there is all the deep charm, the fresh sensuality, the strong soul of african women.

This is the second beautiful Oumou's CD. Like other, it's pure African music, using the Wassoulou's penta-tonal scale, hypnotical, polirithmical. The texts reflect African culture. Saa Magni, for example, speaks about death. Death is very close to life, and this track sings like a love song. The Nick Gold's production is simpy superb. Africans can be proud of their culture.

WHERE IS IT?.......2000-01-13

I find this one of the best albums ever produced. It is a shame to not have it in stock.

Average customer rating: This made my trip to Africa complete This is as good as it gets Must own! Old but good Love, love, love ...

Ko Sira Oumou Sangare Manufacturer: Nonesuch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Africa | International | Styles | Music Mali | Africa | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004YNH0 Release Date: 2000-10-17

Tracks:

1. Kayini Wura
2. Sigi Kuruni
3. Mani Djindala
4. Saa Magni
5. Dugu Kamelemba
6. Bi Furu
7. Nawo Nawo
8. Ko Sira

Amazon.com's Best of 2000

The world knew Malian singer Oumou Sangare was special when her debut Moussoulou became a bestseller across Africa. With Ko Sira, she's outdone herself. Not only does she again sing about the modern West African woman's experience, but she sings in a voice as beautiful as the Congo itself and with a dose of hearty, centered soul that's magnetic and musically vibrant. --Karen K. Hugg

Amazon.com

Ever since her epoch-making debut album, Moussoulou , was released, Oumou Sangare has been one of Mali's most honored singer-songwriters, both at home and abroad. She was born in Wassoulou, a southern province where over 90 percent of the musicians are women. Her family is not of the Jeli (hereditary musician) caste, so she is not bound to glorify the past or praise wealthy patrons. Instead, she sings of controversies that concern modern African women, such as love matches versus the evils of polygamy. On Ko Sira Sangare's smoldering vocals transform reality into incantation, anchored by a subtly devastating rhythmic attack. Rustic acoustic harps, itchy fiddles, searing guitars, and rasping percussion ground her pentatonic-based blues amid precariously balanced time signatures. According to Sangare, ancient traditions and modern possibilities are equally important, but the freedom to choose between them, or not, is what really matters. Her own decision is clearly audible here. --Christina Roden

Customer Reviews:

This made my trip to Africa complete.......2006-05-21

I was in a cafe in Morocco when I first heard Oumou Sangare, it was Saa Magni, about her friend Amadou who she lost. There have been few other songs I have ever heard that have carried such a raw emotion, I dont know what the words say, but then I thought maybe its better I dont, the power of her voice conveys everything you need to know - she has such an amazing power in her voice, something that jumps out at you right away, and yet she sings about the most mundane of subjects for the most part.
Even if you're not into african music, you will probably appreciate the quality of this singer, she's awesome.

This is as good as it gets.......2001-11-29

Let me just say right away that you should buy this cd. I listen to musics from all over the world and alot of things that I love are things that I can understand why maybe someone else doesn't like them, but this is not one of those cd's.

As is the case with all non-English musics, just by listening I do not know what the musician is singing about, but Oumou is so utterly powerful and emotional that I can't even imagine what it'd be like to hear her and not be moved... sometimes moved to dancing, sometimes moved to tears. Sometimes both at the same time.

There is one song on this cd that I don't like, but that doesn't matter, this is a five-star cd all the way. Quite honestly, the power of track #2 (Sigi Kuruni) and track #4 (Saa Magni) are by themselves strong enough to earn this cd a five-star rating from me. All the other songs range from very good to great.

I know that Ali Farka Toure is the most widely known Malian musician, but please do not forget the women of Mali. The best songs on this cd have no problem standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the best songs that Ali Farka Toure and Afel Bocoum have written.

If you love true African musics (not Western-pop-influenced Afro-Beat trash) you will love this cd. If you've never really heard any true African musics then this cd is as good a place to start as any. Oumou and her two-woman backing chorus are simply phenomenal singers, and the acoustic musicianship is perfect.

Must own!.......2001-03-05

I was entranced by the quality of her voice, the melodies and just the overall sheer sonic experience. I bought this CD and it lived up to every expectation. Even my musically less adventorous friends have commented on how good this album is. Highly recommended.

Old but good.......2000-11-10

This is a great CD, but I question Amazon's billing of it as "new music." My copy reads "Made in Germany 1993." It's held on this long for a reason -- a beautiful voice, instrumentals -- mine is still in the CD player and I've had it for 5 or more years.

Love, love, love ..........2000-10-23

I love Oumou Sangare. In her voice there is all the deep charm, the fresh sensuality, the strong soul of african women.

The maalian mandingue music is something special in african music's universe. It's pure, not contaminated from north western influence like Caribbean or colonial band music like other countries on the coast.

This is the second beautiful Oumou's CD. Like other, it's pure African music, using the Wassoulou's penta-tonal scale, hypnotical, polirithmical. The texts reflect African culture. Saa Magni, for example, speaks about death. Death is very close to life, and this track sings like a love song. The Nick Gold's production is simpy superb. Africans can be proud of their culture.

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