Sou Ni Tilé

Sou Ni Tilé
Studio album by Amadou & Mariam
Released April 13, 1999 (1999-04-13)
Recorded August 1997
Length 70:48
Label Tinder
PolyGram
Producer Amadou Bagayoko
Marc Antoine Moreau
Amadou & Mariam chronology
Se Te Djon Ye
(1999)		 Sou Ni Tilé
(1999)		 Tje Ni Mousso
(2000)

Sou Ni Tilé is an album by Malian duo Amadou & Mariam, released in 1999. It was their first album to be released internationally.[1] The album reached No. 61 on the French albums chart.[2] "Je Pense à Toi" reached No. 43 on the French singles chart.[3]

In a review for Allmusic, Brian Beatty gave the album a rating of four stars out of five and described it as "mature, intelligent pop music".[4]

Track listing

  1. "Je Pense à Toi" (I Think of You) — 5:16
  2. "Combattants" (Warriors) — 4:26
  3. "Mouna" (I Wonder Why?) — 4:44
  4. "Pauvre Type" (Poor Guy) — 4:35
  5. "Dogons" — 4:04
  6. "Baara" (Work) — 4:33
  7. "Dounia" (The World) — 3:17
  8. "A Radio Mogo" — 4:49
  9. "Djandjola" (Adventure) — 4:06
  10. "On Se Donne La Main" (Hand in Hand) — 4:34
  11. "Mon Amour, Ma Chérie" (My Love, My Darling) — 5:23
  12. "A Chacun Son Problème" — 4:40
  13. "Teree La Sebin" (Evil Eye) — 5:33
  14. "Toubala Kono" (Lonely Bird) — 5:22
  15. "C'est La Vie" (That's Life) — 5:26

Personnel

Music[5]
  • Walde Baba Sissoko —tama
  • Amadou Bagayoko — composer, guitar, vocals
  • Shihab M'Ghezzi Bekhoughe —bass
  • Sameh Catalan —violin
  • Mariam Doumbia —vocals
  • Sanata Doumbia —background vocals
  • Barbara Teuntor Garcia —trumpet
  • Alain Hatot —flute, transverse flute
  • Idwar Iskandar —Arabian flute, flute, ney
  • Johar Ali Khan —violin
  • Loïc Landois —harmonica
  • Matu —Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ
  • Alberto Rodriguez —arranger, trombone
  • Stephane San Juan —drums, percussion
  • Babbaro Teunter Garcia —trumpet
  • Awa Timbo —vocals, background vocals
  • Andrés Viáfara —arranger, trombone
Production[5]
  • Jean-Philippe Allard — executive producer
  • Amadou Bagayoko — producer
  • Laurent Jaïs —engineer, mixing
  • Sherif Megahed —assistant engineer, mixing assistant
  • Marc Antoine Moreau —producer
  • Daniel Richard —executive producer
Design[5]
  • Marie Laure Dagnaux —photography
  • Thomas Delepière —photography
  • Frederic Fauchet —liner notes, lyric translation
  • Philippe Savoir —design, visuals

References

  1. ↑ Fairley, Jan (13 February 2006), "The French Connection That Put Two Lovebirds on the World Map", The Scotsman, Johnston Press, retrieved 25 September 2011
  2. ↑ "Amadou & Mariam — Sou Ni Tilé (album)", Lescharts.com, Hung Medien, retrieved 25 September 2011
  3. ↑ "Amadou & Mariam — Je Pense à Toi (chanson)", Lescharts.com, Hung Medien, retrieved 25 September 2011
  4. ↑ Beatty, Brian, "Sou Ni Tile: Review", Allmusic, Rovi Corporation, retrieved 25 September 2011
  5. 1 2 3 "Sou Ni Tile: Credits & Awards", Allmusic, Rovi Corporation, retrieved 25 September 2011
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