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01. OUMAR KONATE - Alada
02. OUMAR KONATE - La Ihala
03. OUMAR KONATE - Zankay Cour Samba
04. OUMAR KONATE - Djama
05. OUMAR KONATE - Maya Maya
06. OUMAR KONATE - Nedoum Bedefe
07. OUMAR KONATE - Waiheeji Taga
08. OUMAR KONATE - Ma Foyene
09. OUMAR KONATE - Dangai
10. OUMAR KONATE - Hinchi Hinchi
11. OUMAR KONATE - Wango Maben
12. OUMAR KONATE - Hinchi Instrumental #1
ARTIST
TITLE
Maya Maya
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
CLE 014CD CLE 014CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
3/4/2016

In the title-track of his second album, Malian guitarist Oumar Konaté shouts out to his sister, warning her about gunfire and violence in the streets. Konaté's Maya Maya comes from a country in turmoil. Shifting between acoustic melancholy ("Wango Maben") and hard rock ("Hinchi Hinchi"), Konaté and his power trio are 21st-century West African millennials slammed by geopolitics, shocked by an uncertain future, and stymied by fundamentalism, corruption, and failed economies. Known to friends simply as "le Maestro," Konaté is a guitar genius. Sought after as bandleader and performer, Konaté has played from Bamako to Gao (most Friday nights he can be found in residency at the Club Songhoy in Bamako) and from Europe to New York to Los Angeles. Drummer Makan Camara is perhaps the best in West Africa. Bassist Cheick Siriman Sissoko is also a well-known singer. These three are a power trio on the level of Cream or Band of Gypsies. The songs tell a story of hope for peace and normalcy despite the seemingly insurmountable challenges.