Black Mango - Quicksand [vinyl 180g+downloadcode]

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Release date: 29.04.2022

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!

 

Vinyl will be released as well as a limited version with extra 8" EP with remixes of RSS B0Y1 & Mikołaj Trzaska (as lathe-cut EP on Don't Sit On My Vinyl!) - mailorder only!

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

2 Golden Cage

3 Quicksand Blues

4 Mad Girl Lament - feat. Mariam Koné & Samba Touré

5 Ghost Sands 

7 The First Stone - feat. Anansy Cissé & Bocar Sana Coulibaly

8 Minamba – feat. Mariam Koné

9 Heaven Sands – feat. Hugo Race

10 Bankoni - feat. Djimé Sissoko

 

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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