Album

Tchamantché

Rokia Traoré

2008 · Jazz, Folk, World, & Country

Rare pressing on Gatefold

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Tchamantché by Rokia Traoré

Tchamantché is a Folk album by Rokia Traoré, originally released in 2008. On Gatefold: 13 pressings tracked.

About

Rokia Traoré has always been a rebel: Malian noblewomen aren't expected to enter the music industry. But Traoré's fourth studio album is as brazen as her electric Gretsch guitar, featuring her tremulous voice singing over sparse arrangements with an intimacy that makes us feel just inches away. The tight weave of instruments both modern and traditional, particularly on the stirring "Kounandi" and the poignant "Dounia," makes for an utterly intoxicating collection.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Dounia6:20
  2. 2Dianfa4:32
  3. 3Zen4:34
  4. 4Aimer4:12
  5. 5Kounandi5:23
  6. 6Koronoko4:33
  7. 7Tounka3:09
  8. 8Tchamantché4:15
  9. 9The Man I Love4:43
  10. 10A Ou Ni Sou3:54

Sound DNA

  • Folk
  • Singer-Songwriter
  • stripped-back
  • intimate
  • poetic

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Durations taken from playlist editor.
Music recorded at Studio du Manoir (Leon), Nov. 2007.
Vocals recorded at La Fabrique (Saint-Rémy), Dec. 2007.
Mixed at the Dairy (London), Jan. 2008.
Mastered at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Me), Mar. 2008.
Percussion recorded at La Fabrique (Saint-Rémy), dec. 2007.
Dedicated to Ali Farka Touré.
Includes booklet with lyrics.

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Christophe "Disco" MinckBASS, HARP BASS HARP
  • Dianke TermessantBACKING VOCALS
  • Rokia TraoréVOCALS, GUITAR WRITTEN-BY, ARRANGED BY, VOCALS, GUITAR WRITTEN-BY, VOCALS, GUITAR
  • Sébastien MartelGUITAR
  • Sibiri KonéGUITAR
  • Sly JohnsonHUMAN BEATBOX, BACKING VOCALS
  • Steve SehanPERCUSSION
  • Steve ShehanPERCUSSION
  • Vincent TaegerDRUMS

Production & Engineering

Rare pressing on Gatefold · 13 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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