Giving Voice to Those Who Often Go Unheard.
In: New York Times, Jg. 158 (2009-07-07), Heft 54729, S. 3
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Any number of pop stars might trade a great deal to be able to pull off ''Wele Wele Wintou,'' a new song that the Malian singer Oumou Sangare performed at Central Park SummerStage on Sunday. Seductive isn't the word: it started at a run and yanked you in. Ms. Sangare, now 41, is a singer in the Wassoulou tradition, a space in West African popular music mostly reserved for women, speaking on behalf of those who can't. Using a husky low range and a fine, careful upper register, she determined the arc of the song for the band, letting out long peals when it crested and gutturally repeating the phrase ''wele wele'' -- the sound of bells pealing -- during a percussive stretch near the end. It was a full-band performance too, expanding gracefully and intricately: her electric guitarist, Hamane Toure, got in rounds of interlacing lines with the American banjoist Bela Fleck, who seemed to be sitting in but remained onstage for more than half the show. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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Giving Voice to Those Who Often Go Unheard.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Ratliff, Ben |
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Zeitschrift: | New York Times, Jg. 158 (2009-07-07), Heft 54729, S. 3 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2009 |
Medientyp: | Zeitungsartikel |
ISSN: | 0362-4331 (print) |
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