Amadou And Mariam

The story of Folila the word means music in Bambara boasts three distinct chapters, and is a tale of how two records became one…

'Diré’, Idrissa Soumaoro new album, comes as a surprise to Malian and international audiences. Composer, singer, guitarist and master of the kamalen n’goni Idrissa Soumaoro presents here a beautiful collection of songs on his third album, Diré, named in honor of the town where he met his wife and where his first daughter, who is no longer with us, was born.

Born in Beirut, now settled in France, Lebanese trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf plays a heady mix of jazz, funk and improvisation steeped in classical and Arabic styles. In Paris, he has become a noted figure on the electro-jazz scene, bringing his style to modern funk and electronica acts, but his music also has a mystical, contemplative quality that sets him apart from most contemporary players. Named `Discovery of the Year? at the 2010 French Jazz Music Awards Ibrahim has played with renowned artists such as Amadou and Mariam, Sting, Salif Keita, Toumani Diabate, Matthieu Chedid (aka M) and the legendary Lebanese composer/singer and oud player Marcel Khalife.

Manu Chao, figure majeure du rock français, est né à Paris en juin 1961, d’une mère basque et d’un père galicien. Si s’engager, c’est choisir son camp, le chanteur s’y dévoue depuis l’enfance à Boulogne-Billancourt, puis à Sèvres, passée à jouer au foot avec des fils d’ouvriers, des Portugais, des Arméniens, à écouter de la musique latino-américaine, « Hasta Siempre », Bob Marley, Chuck Berry, ainsi que les chants révolutionnaires espagnols. …