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01. AMINATA KAMISOKO - Malamine
02. AMINATA KAMISOKO - Kounfeko
03. AMINATA KAMISOKO - Titati
04. AMINATA KAMISOKO - Mamadou Kamissoko
05. AMINATA KAMISOKO - Kani Ba
06. AMINATA KAMISOKO - Sokona Ba
07. AMINATA KAMISOKO - Baya
08. AMINATA KAMISOKO - Benson Ba
09. AMINATA KAMISOKO - Mama Konekeou (Instrumental)
10. AMINATA KAMISOKO - Djeli Kandja
ARTIST
TITLE
Malamine
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
STCD 1079CD STCD 1079CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
8/11/2017

1997 release. There's more to being a jelimuso (hereditary poet and musician of the Mande people of West Africa) than recounting history and singing praises. If she's dignified and bold enough, she speaks truth to power and denounces customs that perpetuate superstition and injustice. Aminata Kamisoko is that kind of jelimuso. The title song of her album Malamine decries the antiquated belief that a barren woman is cursed and a disgrace to her family and husband, and in its verses she reveals that she is the infertile but proud mother of her adopted children. Her first child, Lamine Soumano, is the kora player and guitarist in this album. No wonder she's proud.