Perhaps the greatest vibe of any record ever, just an amazing transcendent sound, featuring a young Amadou and Mariam
“L’éclipse de l’IJA was formed in 1978 with the aim of raising awareness for the emancipation of blind people in Mali. The orchestra’s songs were recorded in the Radio Mali studios in 1980-81, my second year at the INA. The technical resources were precarious, but the technician, Boubacar Traoré, was very competent. All of us – the UMAV (Union Malienne des Aveugles), Amadou, Mariam, the musicians and the students – were very proud of the results of our research, which I called ‘Le Tioko-Tioko’ (whatever it takes) to universalise our traditional music “
Perhaps the greatest vibe of any record ever, just an amazing transcendent sound, featuring a young Amadou and Mariam
“L’éclipse de l’IJA was formed in 1978 with the aim of raising awareness for the emancipation of blind people in Mali. The orchestra’s songs were recorded in the Radio Mali studios in 1980-81, my second year at the INA. The technical resources were precarious, but the technician, Boubacar Traoré, was very competent. All of us – the UMAV (Union Malienne des Aveugles), Amadou, Mariam, the musicians and the students – were very proud of the results of our research, which I called ‘Le Tioko-Tioko’ (whatever it takes) to universalise our traditional music “
Perhaps the greatest vibe of any record ever, just an amazing transcendent sound, featuring a young Amadou and Mariam
“L’éclipse de l’IJA was formed in 1978 with the aim of raising awareness for the emancipation of blind people in Mali. The orchestra’s songs were recorded in the Radio Mali studios in 1980-81, my second year at the INA. The technical resources were precarious, but the technician, Boubacar Traoré, was very competent. All of us – the UMAV (Union Malienne des Aveugles), Amadou, Mariam, the musicians and the students – were very proud of the results of our research, which I called ‘Le Tioko-Tioko’ (whatever it takes) to universalise our traditional music “
