Mali - Oumou Sangare
Lucy Duran is in the West African Republic of Mali to celebrate the life and music of one of Africa's best loved divas: Oumou Sangare. The programme features an interview with the artist.
Lucy Duran is in the West African Republic of Mali to celebrate the life and music of one of Africa's best loved divas: Oumou Sangare. Lucy travels to the remote region of Wasulu in search of Oumou’s roots, and talks to this iconic African about her music, her background and the controversial subject of women’s rights.
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Oumou Sangare.
The programme is dedicated to one of Africa’s most iconic singer - Oumou Sangare.
Duration: 03:55
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Oumou Sangaré
Maladon
Oumou Sangare and villagers
Untitled Song
- ѿý Recording on Location.
Oumou singing with local people.
Oumou singing with local villagers. Then she tells us about her mother.
Duration: 05:15
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Oumou Sangaré
Magnoumako
Oumou tells about her career.
Oumou tells about her career development from a poor singer to her solo career.
Duration: 05:12
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Oumou Sangaré
Diaraby Nene
Oumou visits her musical roots.
Oumou is on a voyage back to her musical and family roots in Wasulu.
Duration: 05:04
Music Played
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Oumou Sangaré
Choukelefoli
Rare and ancient hunters’ music.
Lucy and Oumou in the Wasulu region with a group of hunters.
Duration: 06:38
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Hamara Sangare and his group of Hunters from Dusujana
Mankan Ba
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Hamara Sangare and his group of Hunters from Dusujana
Democratie
- ѿý Recording on Location.
An extended family in the village.
Lucy and Oumou with the women at a compound of an extended family in the village.
Duration: 05:13
Music Played
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Oumou Sangaré
Sigi Kuruni
A group playing the Kamalengoni
Lucy in an outdoor party with a traditional youth group playing the typical kamalengoni.
Duration: 05:00
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Kamalengoni group in Yanfolila
Bouba Diakite
- ѿý Recording on Location.
A masquerade called sogoninkun
A special masquerade called sogoninkun, (“the little antelope head”).
Duration: 05:50
Unknown group of musicians
Masquerade music
- ѿý Recording on Location.
Oumou’s nightclub hit.
Back in Bamako, we hear Oumou’s nightclub hit in Bamako “Yala”.
Duration: 09:55
Music Played
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Oumou Sangaré
Yala
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Oumou Sangaré
Dugu Kamalemba
Lucy on the Niger river.
Lucy on a canoe on the Niger river with Oumou Sangare’s beautiful song “Djorolen”.
Duration: 06:18
Music Played
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Oumou Sangaré
Djorolen
Broadcasts
- Sat 20 Sep 2003 15:00ѿý Radio 3
- Sat 15 Jan 2005 15:00ѿý Radio 3
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