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Nahawa Doumbia: Vol. 2 - VINYL LP

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Management number 205832131 Release Date 2025/10/22 List Price $85.50 Model Number 205832131
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Title: Vol. 2
Artist: Nahawa Doumbia
Label: Awesome Tapes from
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 843563176719
Genre: International
Release Date: 2024-12-06
Number of Discs: 1

Awesome Tapes From Africa the label began over 10 years ago with the reissue of Nahawa Doumbia's Vol. 3. The recording kicked off a successful run of classic and new recordings from artists across Africa, being made available for the first time in the international marketplace. ATFA makes it possible for artists to expand their fanbases and revenues streams with legally licensed recordings and a 50/50 profit split. For it's 50th release, ATFA presents iconic Malian singer Nahawa Doumbia's beloved Vol. 2. Released on LP in 1982 and Unavailable outside Mali until now, Vol. 2 is an intimate yet powerful document of the early efforts of one of Mali's most enduring voices. Four decades of worldwide acclaim later, Doumbia is still touring the world blowing minds with her achingly emphatic singing backed by her partner guitarist N'gou Bagayoko. Vol. 2 is stark in it's instrumentation-simply featuring voice and acoustic guitar-but massive in it's sonic impact.Painstakingly extracted and remastered from LP by longtime ATFA audio engineer collaborator Jessica Thompson, this is the first time this recording has been cleaned-up for wider release. The master recording no longer exists and the original was pressed at relatively inferior quality, heightening the difficulty of presenting Vol. 2 with clarified audio. The historic recording was worth the effort.Doumbia's voice soars above Bagayoko's guitar as she lays out her plaintive approach to expressing relevant topics of the day. The room sound could be considered the third instrument as it's shape and sonic affect is vibrantly apparent throughout. And the simplicity of this recording only enhances the immediacy of these four songs. As a bookend to both Doumbia's long career and ATFA's growing catalog, Vol. 2 is a grand yet unpretentious encapsulation of the energy behind this decade-long collaboration between artist and label.

Tracks:
1.1 Sakoro Mery
1.2 Demisen Kulu
1.3 Ma I Ni Wula
1.4 Jigi Yiri

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