Wednesday 26 June 2013

Album launch added to University archive

Our performance at The Centre of African Studies has been added to Cambridge University's online collection of audio and video!   


The full acoustic set is best listened to on headphones.



 

Friday 21 June 2013

We must dare to invent the future (podcast)

Since my first visit to Burkina Faso and beginning a musical apprenticeship with Moussa Diabaté, I have urgently wanted to introduce his beautiful music to a wider audience.


Moussa's moving personal story is one I have also wanted to help tell.  And so whilst we were recording the album in Bobo Dioulasso this March, we took a break and Moussa spoke about his life and music. 



You can hear Moussa's story, and music from the album in my podcast here

 https://soundcloud.com/folignouma/we-must-dare-to-invent-the

 

Saturday 15 June 2013

Cela s'est passé!

On a beautiful summers evening here in Cambridge we found ourselves once again guests of The Centre of African Studies.  In front of a warm and generous audience it was our honour to introduce the album Kamélé Yeleen, and perform arrangements of compositions by Moussa Pantio Diabaté as well as our own repertoire.

 
Accompanied by images of the recording of the album in Bobo Dioulasso and of the hugely talented Burkinabé musicians featured on the recording, we performed Moussa's song "Malfaiteurs" as well as Folignouma's new arrangement of "Yiri Ba" (The big tree) transposed from balafon onto accordion and guitar.
 
 
 This summer we will be travelling to France to perform at a festival, and busking on the streets of Cambridge. We hope to see some of you again soon!
 
 
 
 
 

Tuesday 4 June 2013

Kamélé Yeleen album launch party!

Friday 14th June is the UK launch of Kamélé Yeleen!
 
Folignouma return to The Centre of African Studies to perform arrangements of songs from the album, and repertoire taught to us by Moussa Pantio Diabaté.
 
 
Join us from 7pm in The Alison Richards Building, 7 West Road, Cambridge, for sounds and stories from the Sahel, accompanied by images of the recording of the album in Bobo Dioulasso.