 | | Track list | | Track | Title | | | | | 1 | Bakeina's Dream | | | 2 | Quickland Blues | | | 3 | Golden Cage | | | 4 | Mad Girl Lament | | | 5 | Ghost Sands | | | 6 | Are U Satisfied? | | | 7 | The First Stone | | | 8 | Minamba | | | 9 | Heaven Sands | | | 10 | Bankoni | |
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| | BLACK MANGO | Quicksand | | | Based in Bamako for sixteen years, Philippe Sanmiguel has been the
producer of albums by the famous Malian bluesman Samba Touré since his
international debut. Over the years, Philippe has expanded his work with
other artists such as the legendary Tuareg band Tartit, Anansy Cissé,
Mariam Koné or Djimé Sissoko among others.
While working on the albums of these artists, he often had the
inspiration to add influences from his original rock culture but in
small measures. That"s how Black Mango was born, to gather his favorite
musical collaborators around his own compositions and expand the vision.
It started with an EP released on Glitterbeat Records in 2014 from which
the idea for a full-length album was born.
Black Mango’s Quicksand album was recorded in Bamako over a period of
several years, in various recording sessions, giving each musician free
range to play on a rhythmic and melodic basis prepared in advance. The
alchemy was immediate in all cases, often from the first takes.
Philippe originally met producer and musician Hugo Race with Chris
Eckman during their stay in Bamako for the recording sessions of
Dirtmusic"s Troubles & Lion City albums. Hugo loved the raw feeling of
the tracks and offered to remix the album in his Melbourne studio,
bringing his own unique touch.
The fruit is ripe!
Recorded at Akan Studio & Funhouse Studio in Bamako, Mali by Konan
Kouassi & Philippe Sanmiguel
Produced, mixed and mastered by Hugo Race at Helixed, Melbourne 2021
A few words about the main « stars » :
- Samba Touré is Samba Touré.
- Anansy Cissé is a young songhoy artist for whom Sanmiguel has produced
two albums, including the recent and acclaimed "Anoura".
- Mariam Koné is one of the most beautiful voices of Mali, who has a
self-produced album and teaches music at the conservatory of Bamako.
- Singer Bocar Sana Coulibaly & Ali Traoré are singer and guitarist from
Niafunké, nephews of the great Ali Farka Touré and have a band called
Espoirs de Niafunké.
1 Bakeina’s Dream – Feat. Bocar Sana Coulibaly
(Music Philippe Sanmiguel / Lyrics Bocar Sana Coulibaly)
2 Golden Cage (Music & Lyrics Philippe Sanmiguel)
3 Quicksand Blues (Music & Lyrics Philippe Sanmiguel)
4 Mad Girl Lament - feat. Mariam Koné & Samba Touré (Music Philippe
Sanmiguel /
Lyrics Mariam Koné)
5 Ghost Sands (Philippe Sanmiguel)
6 Are U Satisfied – feat. Samba Touré (Lyrics Philippe Sanmiguel / Music
Davies/Davies)
7 The First Stone - feat. Anansy Cissé & Bocar Sana Coulibaly
(Music Philippe Sanmiguel & Anansy Cissé / Lyrics Anansy Cissé)
8 Minamba – feat. Mariam Koné (Music & Lyrics Philippe Sanmiguel)
9 Heaven Sands – feat. Hugo Race (Music & Lyrics Philippe Sanmiguel)
10 Bankoni - feat. Djimé Sissoko (Music Djimé Sissoko & Philippe Sanmiguel)
Musicians :
Vocals : Philippe Sanmiguel, Bocar Sana Coulibaly, Anansy Cissé, Mariam
Koné & Hugo Race
Ngoni : Djimé Sissoko & Oumar Koïta
Guitars : Samba Touré, Ali Traoré, Anansy Cissé & Hugo Race
Bass Guitar : Mamadou Sidibé, Abdramane Touré & Konan Kouassi
Calabash : Philippe Sanmiguel, Kalifa Koné &
Tamani (Talking Drum) : Djimé Sissoko, Lassine Kouyaté & Moctar Sissoko
Various Percussions : Philippe Sanmiguel
Organ & synthesizers: Hugo Race
Sokou : Zoumana Tereta
Drums : Hans Mulders
Cover & layout by Philippe Sanmiguel. | |
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