tracks

Toumani
Boulevard De L'Indépendance
Ya Fama
Mali Sadio
Africa Challenge
Wasso
Mamadou Diaby
Tapha Niang
Single
Toumani Diabaté's Symmetric Orchestra 'Boulevard De L'Indépendance' (A World Circuit DVD Short)

notes

© & ℗ 2006 World Circuit Ltd

Recorded at the Hotel Mandé, Bamako, Mali
Additional recording at Studio Bogolan, Bamako and at Livingston Studios, London
Mixed at Livingston Studios

This is exactly the same release as the standard CD album except that this edition comes with a Bonus DVD (a short film with English, Spanish and German subtitles).

Issued in standard jewel case, transparent tray with an outer card sleeve (O-Card).

credits

Acoustic Guitar – Amadou Guitteye (tracks: 9), Mamadou 'Santiago' Kouyaté, (tracks: 2)
Arranged By [String Arrangements], Conductor – Simon Hale
Backing Vocals [Chorus Vocals] – Fatim Sylla, Koumba Avian Tounguino, Mamadou Kouyaté, Moussa Diabaté, Ramama Sylla, Soumaila Kanouté, Tiecoro Sissoko
Balafon – Fodé Lassana Diabaté
Bass – Etienne Mbappé, Sekou Kanté,
Bass, Guitar – Ousseïn Tounkara (tracks: 9)
Cello – Dave Daniels,
Congas, Triangle – Olalekan Bablola,
Design – Iwantdesign.co.uk
Djembe – Dramane Coulibaly,
Drums – Brice Wassy, Fodé Kouyaté (2)
Dunun [Dundun], Bells – Lamine Tounkara
Engineer [Assistant Mix Engineer] – Graham Dominy, Tom Bailey (2)
Engineer [Assistant Recording Engineer] – Yves Wernert
Engineer [Assistant To Yves Wernert] – Ibrahim Coulibaly
Engineer [Second Assistant Recording Engineer] – Ibrahim Tankara
Engineer [Technical Support] – Peter Martelli
Keyboards, Flute [Peul Flute] – Mamadou Fofana
Kora, Percussion [Karignan], Music Director – Toumani Diabaté
Lead Guitar – Fanta Mady Kouyaté,
Lead Vocals – Kasse Mady Diabaté, (tracks: 3, 7), Mangala Camara (tracks: 4), Morissanda Kamissoko (tracks: 6), Moussa Diabaté (tracks: 5, 8, 9), Soumaila Kanouté (tracks: 1), Tiecoro Sissoko (tracks: 7)
Mastered By – Jerry Boys, Tom Leader
Ngoni – Adama Tounkara, Bassékou Kouyaté, Ganda Tounkara
Percussion [Ntama] – Bandiougou Kouyaté, Mahamadou Kouyaté
Percussion [Sabar] – Mamadou Tounkara, Mohamed Coulibaly, Souleymane Faye
Photography By – Christina Jaspars
Piano – Alex Wilson (tracks: 5)
Producer – Nick Gold
Recorded By [Additional Recording] – John Mallison, Yves Wernert
Recorded By, Mixed By – Jerry Boys
Rhythm Guitar – Alhassane Kanouté
Sleeve Notes [Sleeve Notes Transcribed From Interviews With Toumani Diabaté By] – Lucy Durán,
Sleeve Notes [Sleeve Notes Translations To French] – Jean Marc Boulanger,
Supervised By [Production Supervision] – Sara Daoud
Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Arranged By [Horn Arrangements] – Mike Smith (3), Pee Wee Ellis
Timbales, MC – Roberto Pla (tracks: 5)
Trombone – Fayyaz Virji, Matt Colman, Trevor Mires
Trumpet – Byron Wallen, Chris Storr, Matt Holland, Sid Gould,
Violin – Bruce White, Gavyn Wright, Julian Leaper, Patrick Kiernan, Perry Montague-Mason
Voice [Spoken Voice] – Mamadou Camara (tracks: 9)

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – World Circuit Ltd.
Copyright (c) – World Circuit Ltd.
Recorded At – Hotel Mandé
Recorded At – Studio Bogolan
Recorded At – Livingston Studios
Mixed At – Livingston Studios
Made By – Sonopress Arvato

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