Bamako-based producer/educator Paul Chandler has been documenting the sonic and cultural complexities of Malian traditional music for more than a decade and ?Every Song Has Its End? is an out-of-time, visceral collection of sounds from Chandler?s unparalleled archive. Echoes of these sounds can of course be heard in the urbanized Malian music that has been embraced throughout the world, but the songs, ritual soundscapes and accompanying images found here are undoubtedly more raw, foundational and filled with surprise than the Malian music we are accustomed to.
Accompanied by a recording engineer and a video-maker, Chandler has ventured to off-the-grid villages and crossroad towns all across the vast Malian landscape. Through a network of long-nurtured local contacts this small team has sought out practicing traditional musicians and their under-documented and often endangered musics. Immersive and exhilarating, these field recordings and videos give us a privileged glimpse into the intricacies of the Malian musical experience. Without doubt, this is Malian music at its finest.
Tracks:
1. Group Ekanzam - Le Souvenir
2. Group Tagout - Taganraratt
3. Kimsy Bocoum / Afel Bocoum / Hama Sankare - Nianju Ward? (Walk in a Way That Shows We Are Important)
4. Super Onze - Houme?ssa (The Gold Chain)
5. Boukader Coulibaly - Taka Kadi (That Adventurer's Song)
6. Bina Koumar? & Madou Diabate - N?Djaba (The Person I Love)
7. Mianka Cultural Troupe - Apolo (Do Not Give Your Daughter to a Coward)
8. Kassoun Bagayoko - Kabako (Incredible)
9. Sidiki Coulibaly - Donzo Fasa (Praise for the Hunter)
10. Inna Baba Coulibaly - Sidi Modibo (Hommage to the Marabout - Saint Sidi Modibo)
11. Cultural Troupe of Niogu?bougoula - Sigui l? (It's the Wild Buffalo)
12. Ibrahim Traor? - Woyika (The Sorrow)
