Mogoya by Oumou Sangaré; The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda by Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda: our music reviews of the month.
by Oumou Sangaré (No Format! NF36, CD and NF361, digital)
Singer, musician, entrepreneur: Oumou Sangaré is truly a powerhouse of energy among African women. Mali’s ‘Songbird of Wassoulou’, as she’s often called, was brought up surrounded by traditional music: Sangaré’s mother was a ceremonial singer who was much in demand, until depression struck when her husband abandoned the family, and the young girl – who had been following in her mother’s musical lineage – stepped up as the breadwinner.
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