Bassekou Kouyaté* & Ngoni Ba – Ba Power
Label: | Glitterbeat – GBLP 023 |
|---|---|
Format: | Vinyl, LP, Album |
Country: | Germany |
Released: | |
Genre: | Folk, World, & Country |
Style: | African, Griot |
Tracklist
| A1 | Siran Fen = Beware | |
| A2 | Musow Fanga = Power Of Women | |
| A3 | Abé Sumaya = It Will Die Out | |
| A4 | Ayé Sira Bla = Make Way | |
| B5 | Borongoli Ma Kununban = Borongoli Sleeps | |
| B6 | Waati = Time | |
| B7 | Fama Magni = The Pain Of Separation | |
| B8 | Te Duniya Laban = Not Forever | |
| B9 | Bassekouni |
Companies, etc.
- Distributed By – Indigo (2) – LP 107931
- Published By – Out Here Publishing
- Recorded At – Studio MBK
- Recorded At – Helium Studios, Wiltshire
- Recorded At – aKan Studio
- Recorded At – Studio Zuma
- Mixed At – Studio Zuma
- Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BF81379
Credits
- Acoustic Guitar – Chris Eckman (tracks: B8)
- Advisor, Other [Artistic Assistant] – Moussa Camara
- Backing Vocals – Oumou Kouyaté (tracks: A1 to A4, B5, B8)
- Cover [Design], Artwork – Boštjan Pavletič
- Drums – Dave Smith (48) (tracks: A1, A2, B5, B6)
- Electric Guitar – Chris Brokaw (tracks: A1, A3), Samba Touré (tracks: B7)
- Keyboards – Chris Eckman (tracks: A1, A4, B5)
- Lacquer Cut By – KR*
- Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Adama Yalomba, Amy Sacko
- Lead Vocals, Strings [Soku] – Zoumana Tereta
- Liner Notes [French And English Translations] – Violet Diallo
- Liner Notes [Lyric Transcription/Translation, 1st Draft] – Djely Tapa
- Liner Notes [Lyric Transcription/Translation, 2nd Draft] – Boubacar Keita
- Ngoni [Additional Medium Ngoni Ba] – Moustafa Kouyaté*
- Ngoni [Bass Ngoni], Backing Vocals – Mamadou Kouyaté*
- Ngoni [Kamalé Ngoni] – Harouna Samaké* (tracks: A1, A2, B5, B6)
- Ngoni [Lead Ngoni] – Bassekou Kouyaté*
- Ngoni [Medium Ngoni Ba] – Bina Diabaté*
- Ngoni [Medium Ngoni] – Abou Sissoko
- Percussion [Calebash] – Moctar Kouyaté*
- Percussion [Yabara], Talking Drum [Tamani], Percussion [Tamaba] – Mahamadou Tounkara
- Photography By – Chris Eckman
- Photography By [Cover], Photography By – John Bosch
- Producer, Mixed By – Chris Eckman
- Producer, Recorded By – Stéphane Grimm
- Recorded By [Additional Recording] – Cameron Elliot, Chris Eckman, Jon Hassell, Konan Kouassi, Tim Oliver
- Trumpet – David Jahr (3) (tracks: A2)
- Trumpet, Keyboards – Jon Hassell (tracks: A4)
Notes
180g vinyl. In gatefold sleeve with two hype stickers on the front of the shrinkwrap. Comes with digital download of the tracks in mp3 format.
Recorded in Bamako, Mali (Nov. 2014)
Mixed in Llubljana, Slovenia
Additional recording Tim Oliver (Helium), Konan Kouassi (Akan Studio), Cameron Elliot, Jon Hassell, Chris Eckman (Studio Zuma)
Tracks are numbered sequentially regardless of side.
Runouts are etched. Plating marks on side B are mirrored.
Vinyl pressing company, lacquer cutting engineer derived from runouts.
Recorded in Bamako, Mali (Nov. 2014)
Mixed in Llubljana, Slovenia
Additional recording Tim Oliver (Helium), Konan Kouassi (Akan Studio), Cameron Elliot, Jon Hassell, Chris Eckman (Studio Zuma)
Tracks are numbered sequentially regardless of side.
Runouts are etched. Plating marks on side B are mirrored.
Vinyl pressing company, lacquer cutting engineer derived from runouts.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Rear cover, scanned): 4030433602317
- Barcode (Rear cover, text): 4 030433 602317
- Label Code: LC 41276
- Rights Society: GEMA
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): BF 81379-01 A1 KR INDIGO LP 10793-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): BF 81379-01 B1 KR INDIGO LP 10793-1 5+
Other Versions (3)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Submission | Ba Power (CD, Album) | Glitterbeat | GBCD 023 | Germany | 2015 | ||
New Submission | Ba Power (CD, Album, Promo, Cardboard sleeve) | Glitterbeat | GBCD 023 | Germany | 2015 | ||
New Submission | Ba Power (LP, Album) | Glitterbeat | INR 4306 | Japan | 2015 |
Recommendations
2016 GermanyVinyl —LP, Compilation
2014 GermanyVinyl —LP, Compilation
Reviews
For me, this is easily one of the best albums of the past decade. Masterful musicianship all around & some of the best guitar solos ever played on an instrument that wasn't a guitar! Can't recommend this highly enough. Ba Power for reals!
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