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Christ, that was one half of a title to try and spell. Just proving that what goes into my review pile, literally could be anything, we have an album of Takamba music from Timbouctou which is performed a droning fuzzy sounding guitar (we thought it was a violin, it looks like a gun on the sleeve) accompanied by a haunting rhythm tapped on a calabash. Its complex playing and simple rhythms produce a sound which if initially unimpressive, in time becomes evocative and haunting and you find yourself drawn into their mysterious world. The album comes with a bonus 7” which I'm curious to hear as I'm unused to this kind of music being played on an electric instrument and I can report that the instrument acoustically has a lovely far less jarring tone but somewhat helped that the bonus disc has beautiful vocals apparently sung by children and as you may suspect is alarmingly affecting.
Hypnotic recording session with griot "Ali" Ag Amoumine at his home in Timbouctou. Playing the distinctive style of Northern Mali and Niger known as Takamba -- droning electrified traditional guitar accompanied by a haunting rhythm tapped on a calabash -- Ali navigates a repertoire drawing on music learned on his travels and his own compositions. Comes with a bonus 7" of acoustic performances. Co-release with Sahel Sounds.
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