Amadou Balake - Taximen (2012)
BAND/ARTIST: Amadou Balake
- Title: Taximen
- Year Of Release: 2005
- Label: Bolibana
- Genre: World, Afro-Cuban
- Quality: FLAC (tracks)
- Total Time: 1:17:32
- Total Size: 177 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
Featured on the 2005 'Golden Afrique' collection, and a guest singer on the Africando CD 'Martina' CD, Ivory Coast musician is little known outside of his home, but this music is so funky, warm and inviting that he should not be so obscure. Rich guitars and percussion are punctuated by rootsy horns and a heavy bass line, and his voice is raw silk. --CDRoots
Amadou Ballaké may be new to your ears but he's big in Abidjan. He was born in Ougadougou and gigged with bands in Ghana before leaving his native Burkina Faso for Ivory Coast. He teamed up with Aboudou Lassissi the super-producer of Abidjan in the late seventies, and followed him to New York for more recordings and then on to Paris where the two lived and worked for a spell. He also sang with Africando on the MARTINA album. OK, so now you've heard of him. He was included on GOLDEN AFRIQUE vol 1 and here's an hour more of his music, which is a pan-African mix and really enjoyable. At first I was reminded of Gnonnas Pedro who also managed to include Salsa, highlife and Islamic-influenced music into his diverse sets. The title track, "Taximen," tells of unfortunate adventures among the nasty cabbies of Abidjan. We also have highlife numbers and a Malian blues, "Toungaranké," which sounds like Super Biton de Segou to me. Back to Ghana for "Kikiriki." The album keeps bopping about in a most exhilarating way. The tracks were drawn from two different albums recorded in Nigeria but flow well together. The last three cuts are classic Cuban son, and much longer than the previous tracks. They don't quite fit with the dance concept, but it makes a good contrast to what's gone before. for me it's like a separate (not unwelcome) album. --Alastair Johnston
Tracklist:
1.01 - Amadou Balake - Taximen (7:43)
1.02 - Amadou Balake - Wariko (5:27)
1.03 - Amadou Balake - Migoussia (6:22)
1.04 - Amadou Balake - Toucaraje (5:50)
1.05 - Amadou Balake - Kikiriki (8:34)
1.06 - Amadou Balake - Wayisjelequeyele (6:22)
1.07 - Amadou Balake - Kanan N Djanfa (16:44)
1.08 - Amadou Balake - Soum Grouba (15:59)
1.09 - Amadou Balake - N dola Abidou (4:32)
Amadou Ballaké may be new to your ears but he's big in Abidjan. He was born in Ougadougou and gigged with bands in Ghana before leaving his native Burkina Faso for Ivory Coast. He teamed up with Aboudou Lassissi the super-producer of Abidjan in the late seventies, and followed him to New York for more recordings and then on to Paris where the two lived and worked for a spell. He also sang with Africando on the MARTINA album. OK, so now you've heard of him. He was included on GOLDEN AFRIQUE vol 1 and here's an hour more of his music, which is a pan-African mix and really enjoyable. At first I was reminded of Gnonnas Pedro who also managed to include Salsa, highlife and Islamic-influenced music into his diverse sets. The title track, "Taximen," tells of unfortunate adventures among the nasty cabbies of Abidjan. We also have highlife numbers and a Malian blues, "Toungaranké," which sounds like Super Biton de Segou to me. Back to Ghana for "Kikiriki." The album keeps bopping about in a most exhilarating way. The tracks were drawn from two different albums recorded in Nigeria but flow well together. The last three cuts are classic Cuban son, and much longer than the previous tracks. They don't quite fit with the dance concept, but it makes a good contrast to what's gone before. for me it's like a separate (not unwelcome) album. --Alastair Johnston
Tracklist:
1.01 - Amadou Balake - Taximen (7:43)
1.02 - Amadou Balake - Wariko (5:27)
1.03 - Amadou Balake - Migoussia (6:22)
1.04 - Amadou Balake - Toucaraje (5:50)
1.05 - Amadou Balake - Kikiriki (8:34)
1.06 - Amadou Balake - Wayisjelequeyele (6:22)
1.07 - Amadou Balake - Kanan N Djanfa (16:44)
1.08 - Amadou Balake - Soum Grouba (15:59)
1.09 - Amadou Balake - N dola Abidou (4:32)
World | Latin | Folk | FLAC / APE
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