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Amadou & Mariam: Dimanche à Bamako

On August 2, 2005, “Because Music” and “Nonesuch” labels released “Dimanche à Bamako”, the fourth Amadou & Mariam studio album. It was recorded 2004 – 2005, and was produced by Manu Chao.

Personnel:

  • Amadou Bagayoko — vocals, guitar
  • Mariam Doumbia — vocals, choir
  • Manu Chao — vocals, choir, guitar, programming, editing, engineer
  • Roberto Shilling Pollo Duarte — piano
  • François Regis Matuszenski — keyboards
  • Loïc Landois — harmonica
  • Laurent Griffon — bass
  • Cédric Lesouquet — double bass
  • Stephane San Juan — drums, tabla
  • Philippe Teboul — percussion
  • Tiken Jah Fakoly — vocals
  • Samou Bagayoko — choir
  • Ousmane Cissé — choir
  • Stéphane Hamokrane — choir
  • Tiemoko Traoré — choir
  • Boubacar Dembele — djembe
  • Nicolas Auriauit — trumpet
  • Ibrahim Maalouf — trumpet
  • Roy Paci — trumpet
  • Pierre Hauthe — trombone
  • Alain Hatot — clarinet, flute, baritone saxophone
  • Renaud Lacoche — saw
  • Antoine Halet — engineer
  • Laurent Jaïs — engineer, mixing
  • Marc Antoine Moreau — engineer, artistic director, executive producer
  • Tony Cousins — mastering
  • Philippe Avocat — assistant
  • Jean-Loup Morette — assistant
  • Marie Laure Dagnaux — photography

Track listing:

  1. M’Bifé – Mariam Doumbia, Manu Chao
  2. M’Bifé Balafon – Manu Chao
  3. Coulibaly – Amadou Bagayoko
  4. La Réalité – Amadou Bagayoko
  5. Sénégal Fast Food – Amadou Bagayoko, Manu Chao, Mariam Doumbia
  6. Artistiya – Mariam Doumbia
  7. La Fête au Village – Amadou Bagayoko
  8. Camions Sauvages – Amadou Bagayoko, Manu Chao, Mariam Doumbia
  9. Beaux Dimanches – Amadou Bagayoko
  10. La Paix – Amadou Bagayoko
  11. Djanfa – Amadou Bagayoko, Manu Chao, Mariam Doumbia
  12. Taxi Bamako – Manu Chao
  13. Politic Amagni – Amadou Bagayoko, Manu Chao, Ousmane Cissé, Tiemoko Traoré
  14. Gnidjougouya – Mariam Doumbia
  15. M’Bifé Blues Man Chao, Mariam Doumbia

Amadou & Mariam: Sou Ni Tilé

On April 13, 1999, “Tinder” label released “Sou Ni Tilé”, the second Amadou & Mariam studio album. It was recorded in August 1997, and was produced by Amadou Bagayoko and Marc Antoine Moreau.

Personnel:

  • Amadou Bagayoko – vocals, guitar
  • Mariam Doumbia – vocals
  • Awa Timbo – vocals, backing vocals
  • Matu – Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ
  • Loïc Landois  – harmonica
  • Shihab M’Ghezzi Bekhoughe – bass
  • Stephane San Juan – drums, percussion
  • Barbara Teuntor Garcia – trumpet
  • Andrés Viáfara – trombone, arrangements
  • Alberto Rodriguez – trombone, arrangements
  • Alain Hatot – flute, transverse flute
  • Idwar Iskandar – Arabian flute, flute, ney
  • Sameh Catalan – violin
  • Johar Ali Khan  –violin
  • Walde Baba Sissoko – tama
  • Sanata Doumbia – backing vocals
  • Laurent Jaïs – engineer, mixing
  • Sherif Megahed – engineer assistant, mixing assistant
  • Philippe Savoir – design, visuals
  • Marie Laure Dagnaux – photography
  • Thomas Delepière – photography
  • Frederic Fauchet – liner notes, lyric translation
  • Jean-Philippe Allard – executive producer
  • Daniel Richard – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Amadou Bagayoko.

  1. Je Pense à Toi (I Think of You)
  2. Combattants (Warriors)
  3. Mouna (I Wonder Why?)
  4. Pauvre Type (Poor Guy)
  5. Dogons
  6. Baara (Work)
  7. Dounia (The World)
  8. A Radio Mogo
  9. Djandjola (Adventure)
  10. On Se Donne La Main (Hand in Hand)
  11. Mon Amour, Ma Chérie (My Love, My Darling) 
  12. A Chacun Son Problème
  13. Teree La Sebin (Evil Eye) 
  14. Toubala Kono (Lonely Bird)
  15. C’est La Vie (That’s Life)