{"product_id":"oumou-sangare-acoustic","title":"OUMOU SANGARE - ACOUSTIC","description":"\u003cp\u003eCat. no: NOF47LP\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: LP\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarcode: 3700551783205\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 9th October 2020\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenre: World Music\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOumou Sangar releases acoustic album, ‘Acoustic’, on N F rmat. Re-imagining her muchpraised 2017 release ‘Mogoya’ totally unplugged, in live sessions recorded over just two days, ‘Acoustic’ is the final chapter in a trio of related projects, following 2018’s ‘Mogoya Re-mixed’ edition, which saw Sangar ‘s compositions retooled by high-profile fans including Sampha, Spoek Mathambo and St Germain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Acoustic’ consolidates Sangar ‘s position as Mali’s leading opinion-maker, established with her 250,000-selling 1989 debut Moussolou, which did much for the feminist cause in West Africa. Oumou’s capacity to confront suffering whilst preserving her connection to Malian values is reflected in two additional tracks added to ‘Acoustic’. ‘Saa Magni’, which laments the passing of Amadou Ba Guindo (member of the Orchestre National Badema), and ‘Diaraby Nene’ (lifted from Mous-solou) in which Sangar ‘s lyrics dared to detail her first physical encounters. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe release of ‘Mogoya’ in 2017 signalled the return of Oumou Sangar after 8 years, during which she had been managing her numerous businesses (including agriculture \u0026amp; pisciculture). With that album, the woman who’d swapped selling water on the streets of Bamako for global stardom reconnected with her audience. Balancing the traditional music of Wassoulou and a forwards-facing curiosity, Malian instruments were augmented by electric guitar, bass and synths, with Tony Allen on drums.\u003cbr\u003eOumou was painted by Congolese artist JP Mika for the front cover, and more recently sampled by Beyonc (who used ‘Diaraby Nene’ without permission on ‘MOOD 4 EVA’). Never before had Sangar appeared so far removed from her home country - it’s a dynamic that ‘Acoustic’ redresses, with Oumou embodying the same freedom \u0026amp; audacity of her debut, 30 years ago. It’s the fighter, the undefeated rebel that you find here on this snapshot of an album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePress:\u003cbr\u003eTHE TIMES - 4* review\u003cbr\u003eTHE GUARDIAN - Album in Ammar Kalia monthly column - “Malian star Oumou Sangar releases\u003cbr\u003eAcoustic, a beautiful unplugged reimagining of her 2017 album Mogoya, showcasing\u003cbr\u003eher warm, liquid voice soaring effortlessly over ballads like Diaraby Nene”\u003cbr\u003eESSENCE - Djoukourou premiere\u003cbr\u003ePITCHFORK - album announcement\u003cbr\u003eTHE GUARDIAN - piece on Tony Allen including quote from Oumou\u003cbr\u003eRHYTHM PASSPORT - Djoukourou video post\u003cbr\u003eYORKSHIRE TIMES - Djoukourou in singles of the week\u003cbr\u003eTHE VINYL FACTORY - album announcement\u003cbr\u003eBACKSEAT MAFIA -album announcement\u003cbr\u003eINSPIRED SOUND - album announcement\u003cbr\u003eTHE HONEY POP - album announcement\u003cbr\u003eBBC6 MUSIC Gideon Coe - played Djoukourou and announced album on May 11th and June\u003cbr\u003e11th\u003cbr\u003eSOHO RADIO Late Lunch w\/ Max Reinhardt - played Djoukourou on May 23rd\u003cbr\u003eBBC RADIO 3’s Music Planet - played Djoukourou on May 23rd\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStill to come, Confirmed:\u003cbr\u003eTHE INDEPENDENT - interview on June 14th\u003cbr\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES - album review (August)\u003cbr\u003eEVENING STANDARD - album review - under consideration (June)\u003cbr\u003eMOJO - album review (August issue, out end of June\/early July)\u003cbr\u003eSONGLINES - album review (August issue)\u003cbr\u003eWORLDWIDE FM - Album of the Week (August)\u003cbr\u003eBBC6 MUSIC Gilles Peterson - airplay\u003cbr\u003eUNCUT - album review (August issue)\u003cbr\u003eTHE ARTS DESK - album review\u003cbr\u003eBBC6 MUSIC Cerys Matthew - airplay\u003cbr\u003eBBC6 MUSIC Gideon Coe - further airplay\u003cbr\u003eBBC WORLD SERVICE - interview\u003cbr\u003eplus much more\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracks: Kamelemba - Acoustic \/ Fadjamou - Acoustic \/ Diaraby Nene - Acoustic \/ Saa Magni - Acoustic \/ Minata Waraba - Acoustic \/ Djoukourou - Acoustic \/ Mali Niale - Acoustic \/ Mogoya - Acoustic\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NO FORMAT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36329700753564,"sku":"NOF47LP","price":19.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/products\/OUMOUSANGARE-ACOUSTIC.jpg?v=1601833363","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/oumou-sangare-acoustic","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}