Description
Tracklist:
A1: Bi Ye Tulonba Ye
A2: Shezita = Take A Seat
A3: Kurunba
A4: Nyanyan
B5: Anw Tile = Its Our Time
B6: Soyi Ngalanba
B7: Bambougou Ntji
C8: Dunden
C9: Mayougouba
C10: Mansa Soyari
Gatefold sleeve. 16 page full color photo and lyrics book included.
Rokias vocals recorded by Patrick Ruffino in Paris, May July 2018, except Nyanyan (A4), recorded by Aba Sangar a.k.a. Le Dynozor at Baniko House in Bamako, August 2020, and Mansa Soyari(C10), recorded by Liam Farrell, assisted by Lassine Simintao, at Radio Libre in Bamako, 2016.
Lead guitar, djembe, doundoun, tama and Mamouna and Fatoumatas vocals recorded by Yaya Samak at Studio Teriya Mali Production, Bamako, May July 2018.
Kamele ngoni and Pamela and Mariams vocals recorded by Liam Farrell, assisted by Lassine Simintao, at Radio Libre in Bamako, 2016.
Minimoog bass recorded at Es Cuartet Studio, Manacor, Mallorca, May 2018.
Jacknife Lees parts recorded at The Garage, Topanga Canyon, California, May August 2020.
Mixed by Jacknife Lee at The Garage, Topanga Canyon, California, September 2020. Session preparation by Matt Bishop.
All songs written by Rokia Kon & Garret Jacknife Lee, Published by 3D Family Publishing & France Media Monde RFI Talent / Besme, administered by Kobalt Music Group Ltd.
Photography: Karen Paulina Biswell on Gore Island, Senegal, June 2021
A Real World Design
Original lyric translations into French by Aba Sangar a.k.a. Le Dynozor. Bambara transcription and initial English translations by Coleman Donaldson. English adaptations by Oran Mullan. With thanks to Wilfred Willey.
Thanks:
First and above all, Rokia thanks Allah the Almighty. Rokia and Jacknife would like to thank Valrie Malot, Cynthia Rambaud and all at 3D Family, Aba Sangar a.k.a. Le Dynozor, all of the musicians and singers who feature on this record, Amanda Jones, Oran Mullan and all at Real World, Jill Hollywood, Erica McDaniel and Universal Audio, Matt Bishop, Daniel Lieuze & France Media Monde RFI Talent, Joseph Gaye Ramaka, Paulo Albeho, Ndiaga Bamba, Dudu Sarr, Felipe Cabrera and the wonderful people of Gore Island.
