Traditional Folk piece with vocals in Soninke, a language spoken mainly in Mauritania, Mali and Senegal; featuring acoustic guitar, hoddu lute, calabash percussion and tama drum. 130 bpm (Amin)
Tr. 1-10: Arranged by Khalidou Fall. Recorded and mixed by Lamine Kane at studio Equalizer. Instruments performed by Coumba Salla (lead vocals), Khalidou Fall (acoustic guitar), Ibrahima Hamady Ba (hoddu), Magha (calabash), Mamadou Diop (tama).
Tr. 11-16: Arranged by Moussa Sarr. Recorded and mixed by Lamine Kane at studio Equalizer. Instruments performed by Moussa Sarr (lead vocals & guitar), Khalidou Fall (rhythm guitar), Mohamed Diop (tama), Makha (djembe), Ibrahima Ba (hoddu).
Tr. 17-22: Arranged by Khalidou Fall. Recorded and mixed by Lamine Kane at studio Equalizer. Instruments performed by Djeneba Dramé (lead vocals), Khalidou Fall (acoustic guitar), Ibrahima Hamady Ba (hoddu), Magha Hamet Diawara (djembe, calabash), Djégui Tounkara (hoddu).
Tr. 23-28: Arranged by Samba Aissata Sow. Recorded and mixed by Lamine Kane at studio Equalizer. Instruments performed by Samba Djinda Sow (lead vocals), Khalidou Fall (acoustic guitar), Mamadou Diop (tama), Lamine Kane (drums), Ibrahima Hamady Ba (hoddu).
Tr. 29-34: Arranged by Khalidou Fall. Recorded and mixed by Lamine Kane at studio Equalizer. Instruments performed by Coumba Salla (vocals), Khalidou Fall (acoustic guitar), Ibrahima Hamady Ba (hoddu), Magha Hamet Diawara (calabash), Mamadou Diop (tama).
Tr. 35-40: Arranged by Moussa Sarr. Recorded and mixed by Lamine Kane at studio Equalizer. Instruments performed by Moussa Sarr (lead vocals & acoustic guitar), Khalidou Fall (acoustic guitar), Magha Hamet Diawara (calabash), Mamadou Diop (tama), Ibrahima Hamady Ba (hoddu).
Tr. 41-46: Arranged by Khalidou Fall. Recorded and mixed by Lamine Kane at studio Equalizer. Instruments performed by Djeneba Dramé (lead vocals), Khalidou Fall (acoustic guitar), Djegui Tounkara (hoddu), Magha Hamet Diawara (djembe).
Tr. 47-50: Arranged by Samba Aissata Sow. Recorded and mixed by Lamine Kane at studio Equalizer. Instruments performed by Samba Djinda Sow (lead vocals), Khalidou Fall (acoustic guitar), Ibrahima Hamady Ba (hoddu).
Tr. 51-56: Arranged by Moussa Sarr. Recorded and mixed by Lamine Kane at studio Equalizer. Instruments performed by Moussa Sarr (lead vocals & acoustic guitar), Khalidou Fall (acoustic guitar), Magha Hamet Diawara (calabash, djembe), Mamadou Diop (tama), Ibrahima Hamady Ba (hoddu).
Tr. 57-62: Arranged by Khalidou Fall. Recorded and mixed by Lamine Kane at studio Equalizer. Instruments performed by Coumba Salla (vocals), Khalidou Fall (acoustic guitar), Ibrahima Hamady Ba (hoddu), Magha Hamet Diawara (calabash), Mamadou Diop (tama).
Tr. 63-68: Arranged by Samba Aissata Sow. Recorded and mixed by Lamine Kane at studio Equalizer. Instruments performed by Samba Djinda Sow (lead vocals), Khalidou Fall (acoustic guitar), Mamadou Diop (tame), Magha Hamet Diawara (calabash, djembe), Ibrahima Hamady Ba (hoddu), Mamadou Diop (tama).
Tr. 69-74: Arranged by Khalidou Fall. Recorded and mixed by Lamine Kane at studio Equalizer. Instruments performed by Djeneba Dramé (lead vocals), Khalidou Fall (acoustic guitar), Djegui Tounkara (hoddu, tama).
Additional mixing by Peter Fuchs.
Mastered by Daniel Goodridge.
Artwork by Aikaterini Pingiou.
Yaxare ndo I ntanpiye a wa deemandini
Gondanme nga kitte lemine nga bambini
Te ngolu yaxare nga deemadini
Xari oku yaxaru o na nsiggi o kinatu tetu
O ni deema golu naxaane
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La femme fatiguée, aidant les siens
Un pilon dans une main, un enfant sur le dos
Dans les travaux champêtres, là où l'homme travaille, la femme est toujours à ses côtés
Alors nous femmes apprenons à être comme ces hommes
Qu'ils soient debout ou en action, restons toujours à leurs côtés
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The tired woman, helping her loved ones
A pestle in one hand, a child on her back
In the fieldwork, where the man works, the woman is always by his side
So we women learn to be like these men
Whether they are standing or in action, we always remain by their side