Check it out and see us chatting with Jack Howard on Twitch from 18:00 GMT – 3rd December 2020 Chatting to The Blues over lunch in the bar of London’s Picturehouse Central, Songhoy Blues plus their English French translator are polite, enthusiastic, humble and keen to tell their unique tale. SONGHOY BLUES are proud supporters of the charities WaterAID UK, Tree Aid, and the Great Green Wall Project for Africa, for which they kicked off the United Nation’s 2019 Climate Change Week in New York City.The band have helped to raise money & awareness toward providing relief in their native Mali, and continue to fight for progress & change everywhere. [3][6], Following the success of "Soubour", the band returned to the studio with Zinner and co-producer Marc-Antoine Moreau to work on an album. The band was formed in Bamako after being forced to leave their homes during the civil conflict and the imposition of Sharia law. Songhoy Blues is not due to play near your location currently - but they are scheduled to play 1 concert across 1 country in 2021-2022. Want to see Songhoy Blues in concert? In turn, they were pushed out by Ansar Dine, a jihadist group which banned cigarettes, alcohol and music. They are also impeccably attired in patterned knitwear, smart jeans and polished shoes. Songhoy Blues. It is full of the positive energies that we want to share with you at a time when the whole world is in need. It gives hope to life because we believe in peace, in freedom, and in the defeat of religious extremism. Band member Garba Toure states,"We grew up listening to old music by the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and John Lee Hooker. Songhoy Blues Badala. Using the pain and lessons learned from having to leave … With this third album, we write the song first in Songhai language and then we try it in English, maybe we can touch more people, more people can understand the message behind Songhoy Blues… Songhoy Blues are a desert blues-punk band from Timbuktu, Mali. Its rich traditions helped give birth to American blues and jazz, Given that I haven’t actually … The opening riff of ‘Soubour’—the first song on Songhoy Blues’ new album, Music in Exile and probably their most famous in the UK—is a mesmerising mélange of zesty beats, rock guitar riffs and insistent vocal lines. In 2016 they played at Byron Bay Bluesfest and WOMADelaide in Australia and Green Man Festival and The Great Escape Festival in the UK. Garba Touré, a guitarist from Diré, near Timbuktu, was forced to leave, and moved to Bamako, the country's capital, in the south. Barfly, London This furious young four-piece take the legendary sound of … TSIOULCAS: These Malian musicians came together in 2012, after attacks by local and foreign jihadists forced people to flee the country's northern cities and its vast Saharan desert. Album Reviews: Songhoy Blues - Optimisme. SONGHOY BLUES: (Singing in non-English language). Not being well versed in the Malian language of Bambara, nor even French, for all I know, Songhoy Blues could be singing derogatory prose about the size of this writer’s manhood, and there’s me blasting it unwittingly out of the car stereo, singing along with my own made up nonsense words, while they’re having a cheap laugh at my expense. The band were nominated for "Best New Act" at the 2015 Q Awards and as "Independent Breakthrough Act" at the 2015 AIM Awards. Songhoy Blues tour dates and tickets 2021-2022 near you. Your response is so meaningful and heartwarming for us. 1. Vote now to decide this year's winners", "New York Times Review:Alabama Shakes lifts soul to a different place", https://songhoyblues.com/?fbclid=IwAR0uon3TKgU1brJ7NoGkB0ONBO2_YHNKM6EVVMpfTxy4O_HnGXboG3N1XxI, "Songhoy Blues head to WOMAD with music from Mali", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Songhoy_Blues&oldid=993031571, Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 8 December 2020, at 12:36. Songhoy Blues is a desert blues music group from Timbuktu, Mali. The funked-up desert blues of “Assadja” and “Fey Fey” are trippy and hip swinging, while “Gabi” is woozy and psychedelic. Songhoy Blues says, “We’re really happy to introduce this new EP and our English-language debut on the song ‘Time To Go Home.’ Please enjoy it and get ready for a heavy new album coming up very soon.” 'World music' they are not". Femi Kuti) 4. Together with Aliou Touré and Oumar Touré, they formed a band "... to recreate that lost ambience of the north and make all the refugees relive those northern songs." The band were exiled to Bamako during the unrest in Mali. ‘Ir Badala’ translates from the Songhai language as ‘We Don’t Give a ****”Garba Touré from the band said: “’Badala” is a video that we have dedicated to the freedom and validation of the young. Meet Me In The City (Blake Mills Mix) 3. Songhoy Blues deliver 2020's most joyous album with the essential Optimisme Optimisme is the spectacular third album from Mali’s greatest rock band Songhoy Blues By Emma Johnston 23 October 2020. Optimisme by Songhoy Blues, released 23 October 2020 1. Songhoy Blues Bamako. There are too many to name.” – Oumar Toure. If you come to the third Songhoy Blues record thinking this is going to be more of that instantly recognisable granola/Birkenstocks/family friendly ‘World Music’ you think you know from Paul Simon or the WOMAD festival, you might want to take a seat and strap in, because things are about to get really unstable really quickly: … Time To Go Home (Blake Mills Mix) 2. We want to take the opportunity to ask everyone to go listen to this album. Gabi 5. Pour Toi 7. Songhoy Blues is a desert blues music group from Timbuktu, Mali.The band was formed in Bamako after being forced to leave their homes during the civil conflict and the imposition of Sharia law. Meet Me In The City (David Ferguson Mix) Songhoy Blues new EP featuring "Time To Go Home" - lyrics by Will Oldham, "Meet Me In The City" - a Junior … [8] Robin Denselow, writing for The Guardian, described the album as "an impressively varied and rousing set", and named Songhoy Blues "[a] band to watch". The name of the band comes from their ethnicity and the genre of music they play, 'desert blues'. [9] In the NME, Kevin EG Perry described the album as "a masterpiece of desert blues; blending American guitar licks with Malian groove".[10]. To have the title “Optimisme” at a moment when the whole world must be optimistic to overcome and eradicate this pandemic! Find information on all of Songhoy Blues’s upcoming concerts, tour dates and ticket information for 2021-2022. [4], In 2012, the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) took control of the north of Mali. [3] The band released its debut album, Music in Exile, via Transgressive Records on February 23, 2015, while Julian Casablancas' Cult Records partnered with Atlantic Records to release the album in North America in March 2015. Atlantic Records Is Banking on It", "Songhoy Blues: the lost sound of northern Mali emerges from civil war", "Damon Albarn, Brian Eno, Nick Zinner, Holy Other Detail Africa Express Album", "Songhoy Blues hit London ahead of Damon Albarn Royal Albert Hall gig", "Songhoy Blues: Music in Exile review – a Malian band to watch", "Q Awards 2015 shortlist announced! It boasts searing guitar licks, powerhouse percussion and multiple languages, But Songhoy Blues are political to the marrow. But our main diet was hip hop and R&B. Worry SONGHOY BLUES is a band whose experiences in Mali have opened their eyes to universal problems plaguing people everywhere. Kouma 12. Songhoy Blues is a blues rock band from Mali. Barre 6. The three of them, unrelated despite having the same surname, are Songhoy people. [5] The track was released in December 2013 on Maison Des Jeunes, the 2013 Africa Express compilation. The members of Songhoy Blues are just as much influenced by hard rock as they are North African desert blues. It was a LOTTA fun. Songhoy Blues gained the attention of Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz), The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas (who initially signed them to his imprint on Atlantic Records) and Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, who produced their 2015 debut, Music In Exile.Two years later they partnered with producer Neil Comber (MIA) on Résistance, and even Iggy Pop joined on a song. [14], According to Jane Cornwell, writing for The Australian, Songhoy Blues "are an all-stops-out guitar band. Shakara (Feat. Mainly written in the Songhay language, the songs' lyrics are hopeful yet realistic, confronting the corrupt, oppressive, misogynistic establishment and praising all who remain strong and continue to work at bettering their communities. Visit peacethroughmusic.live to see us perform with amazing musicians around the world on a cover of Bob Marley’s ‘Get Up Stand Up’ – featuring Cedella Marley, Skip Marley and Keith Richards! Put simply, they are a red-hot, open-eared rock 'n' roll band who just happen to originate from Mali and operate in a language other than English. We have the honor to present to you “Optimisme” a rock’n’roll album from Northern Mali, our home. Worry 9. As they release their second album Résistance, lead singer Aliou Touré talks to RFI … [7] It received "universal acclaim" according to the review aggregating website Metacritic. Songhoy Blues will embark on a North American tour beginning in September and extending through the fall. The band Songhoy Blues from Bamako, Mali. (Kiss Diouara/Courtesy of the artists) The northwestern African country of Mali is one of the world's musical cradles. Their debut album, Music in Exile, was released on Transgressive Records in February 2015 and on Cult Records, via Atlantic Records, in North America in March 2015. We recorded a special performance for AmazonMusic in the streets of Bamako last week. Assadja 3. Songhoy Blues is an exciting young guitar quartet from northern Mali. Songhoy Blues live on Twitch. We recorded a special performance for AmazonMusic in the streets of Bamako last week. Please join us along with Aloe Blacc, Peter Gabriel, Run the Jewels, Annie Lennox, Ringo Starr, Mavis Staples, Yo-Yo Ma, Carlos Santana, Gary Clark Jr., Rhiannon Giddens & over 100 more artists for this important global peace initiative. Facing a pandemic lockdown, huge political upheavals and ongoing uncertainty about the future, musicians including Oumou Sangare and Songhoy Blues offer lessons in creativity and optimism. On August 5, 2020 Songhoy Blues announced their new album, Optimisme would be released on October 23, 2020 through Fat Possum Records. There are still moments where Songhoy Blues's origins of playing covers of tunes by the late Malian music legend Ali Farka Toure show clearly. Bon Bon 8. It was a LOTTA fun. Visualizza riconoscimenti, recensioni, tracks e compra questa la 2015 Vinylpubblicazione di Music In Exile su Discogs. We thank all our fans around the world who have enjoyed and followed us since the beginning of the adventure. Stay at home and respect the social distancing measures. At the Royal Albert Hall for Later… with Jools Holland’s 25th anniversary, they played two songs with tenor saxophone player Tunday Akintan. Dournia 11. The band auditioned successfully and were introduced to Nick Zinner, the American guitarist of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. [15] Helen Brown of the Daily Telegraph describes the band's music as "Africa-blues-rock", stating that Songhoy Blues "do owe a musical debt to Ali Farka Touré (whose songs they started out covering), but they're definitely etching out their own groove". We’re honoured to be a part of Peace Through Music: A Global Event for Social Justice, in partnership with the United Nations. The dance-inducing structure of the songs was important, because Songhoy Blues wrote and sang all of their songs in their native language. Album Music In Exile. This album denounces the corrupt management of the African continent in general and Mali in particular. Korfo 10. The band features Aliou Toure, Oumar Toure, Garba Toure and Nathanael Dembele. [5], Songhoy Blues began playing on the Bamako club circuit, attracting both Songhoy and Tuareg fans. Songhoy Blues is a blues rock band from there and they come through with an engaging album in Optimisme, that blends great guitar work with rhythms of their native land. In September 2013, Africa Express, a group of American and European musicians and producers led by Damon Albarn, visited Bamako to record an album of collaborations. Check it out and see us chatting with Jack Howard on Twitch from 18:00 GMT – 3rd December 2020. Meet Me In The City by Songhoy Blues, released 18 October 2019 1. As the album's title indicates, an undying sense of optimism is at the heart of the band's music. “We just wanna show people around the world how rich Mali is musically,” said Toure in an interview with RFI.The country, in fact, has 13 ethnic tribes who all have individual cultural and musical traditions. Songhoy Blues sing in their native language, faithful to their traditions, and spreading their culture. Sekou Oumarou Lyrics [Verse 1] Annassarayo mom ikatagouna goïwo Kan nidam "Sekou" Laraouwoyo mom ikatagouna goïwo Kan nidam "Sekou" The same day they released their new single "Badala." Popular Songhoy Blues songs Sekou Oumarou. The group is one of the principal subjects of the documentary film They Will Have To Kill Us First. Songhoy Blues review – exuberant African R&B 5 / 5 stars 5 out of 5 stars. Songhoy Blues has been compared to the Talking Heads and the Black Keys. The northwestern African country of Mali is one of the world's musical cradles. A big thank you to all who had the courage to buy this album.” – Garba Toure, “Today is the day for us to be proud of the fight we have continued since the political crises began in Mali in 2012. The band released its debut album, Music in Exile, via Transgressive Records on February 23, 2015, while Julian Casablancas' Cult Records partnered with Atlantic Records to … The Guardian hailed them as “Talking Heads funky… growlingly bluesy… contemplative and hypnotic… A triumph,” while NME wrote, “This resulting debut is a masterpiece of desert blues, blending American guitar licks with Malian groove. We encourage you to watch the video and share your experiences of freedom and validation in 2020 to inspire others”, “Such a special day for us at such a special time. It’s music that runs; free of … We can't stay in the traditional aesthetic of our grandparents; that was another time. Songhoy Blues’ track ‘Soubour’ was released on Africa Express’s Maison Des Jeunes compilation in 2013, which effectively served to introduce them to the wider world. [3] Garba Touré is the son of Ali Farka Touré's long-time percussionist. [15], National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad, "7 Great Albums That May Have Passed You By This Week", "Songhoy Blues, Music in Exile, review: 'terrifically danceable, "Can Mali's Songhoy Blues Connect With the Black Keys Audience? Conceived by the band & directed by previous collaborator Mr. Haidara, the video was shot on location in Bamako, Mali and features dancers & models from the local scene, plus a biker gang (Motards Team Bamako), who literally steals the show. Their new album comes out Friday, but you get to hear some of its songs today. Besides, we love electric guitars too much". Time To Go Home (David Ferguson Mix) 5. Following the release of new album ‘Résistance’, Songhoy Blues were keen to show the people of Hove how to party. They worked with Zinner to record "Soubour," meaning patience. Fey Fey 4. 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