Thursday, January 31, 2013

Nanfoule

3  versions of the sublime Nanfoule/Nanfulen *


the oldest I'm aware of , that of   Mahawa Kouyaté and  Soundioulou Cissoko


the Balla/Balladins 1969 version , bside of  SYL 508 - Tara been the a side


and the most recent  of  Mory Djely Kouyaté & Jean Philippe Rykiel

another version there

& more versions  in worldservice

*na n foule -come, release me. a song dating back to ww2 when the French imposed draconian rations on their colonies and prohibited trade with the British colonies such as Sierra Leone. it  is attributed to a griot merchant that was caught in a contraband traffic and was tortured by the colonial customs officers...

the original must have sounded like this


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  1. mela....February 2, 2013 at 4:34 AM

    Very very beautiful song
    All versions are great but I especially like the video [It's a shame its short duration]

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    1. naumaFebruary 2, 2013 at 4:53 AM

      I like that video too mela and wish to be able to watch Sidi Mamadi uncut but that what we've got just a glimpse..pity.
      let's hope that a complete version will spring up somewhere

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  2. adunaFebruary 2, 2013 at 6:17 AM

    Interesting link :

    http://chantshistoiremande.free.fr/Html/nanfoule.php#top1

    Thanks

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  3. naumaFebruary 2, 2013 at 7:46 AM

    interesting indeed.thank you aduna
    I'll come back to N'toman at a point...
    is it or not the same tune?
    :)

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  4. ReeBeeFebruary 4, 2013 at 7:09 AM

    ciao Nauma!!!
    thanks for your words
    Mela knows ;-))

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  5. naumaFebruary 4, 2013 at 12:46 PM

    ciao ReeBee!!!
    so nice to see you around ...

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  6. AnonymousJuly 17, 2013 at 7:56 AM

    Nanfoulé kelé bana.
    http://snd.sc/1bIJwlD

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  7. naumaJuly 18, 2013 at 1:42 AM

    thanks ngoni,a really nice Nanfoulé version..

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