Published
Thu, Dec 8, 2016, 17:14
- Out in January, Poulo Warali is her first internationally distributed record.
Awesome Tapes From Africa's next release will come from Mali musician Awa Poulo.
Poulo Warali is the Peulh singer's first record with international distribution. She hails from Dilly, Mali. Peulh (or Fula) people are spread across the Sahel region of Africa, and are often pastoral and nomadic, and the label says that Poulo "broadcasts her vision of Peulh music beyond the grazing grounds and central markets of her remote home region in Southwestern Mali." Incorporating flute, hand percussion, guitar and a lute-like instrument called the n'goni, Awesome Tapes also says that Poulo Warali, recorded by American producer Paul Chandler in Mali, is a "rare example" of Peulh music "played in a modern, cosmopolitan context, reflecting the mixed society of Dilly." Poulo is the daughter of famous Malian singer Inna Baba Coulibaly.
Listen to "Djulau."
Tracklist
01. Dimo Yaou Tata
02. Djulau
03. Djara Wilam
04. Micdo Yirima
05. Noumou Foli
06. Poulo Hoto Ngari
07. Pouio Warali
08. Sidy Modibo
Awesome Tapes From Africa will release Poulo Warali on January 20th, 2017.