Sophian Fanen and Mory Kanté

By: Laurence Aloir

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A month of June rich in innovations with the 5 obsessions of  Sophian Fanen  (from the information site Les jours) and a tribute to  Mory Kanté  with an itw by  Vladimir Cagnolari  (RFI, Pan African Music).

Programming by Sophian Fanen
Moses Sumney , Cut Me , taken from the album "Græ" (Jagjaguwar, 2020)
Edikanfo , Nka Bom , taken from the album "The Pace Setters" (reissue Glitterbeat, 2020)
Fiona Apple , Shameika , taken from the album "Fetch the Bolt Cutters" (Epic Records, 2020)
Sébastien Forrester , Spiral Column , taken from the album "Spirals" (Kowtow Records, 2020)
24-Carat Black , I Need a Change , taken from album "III" (reissue Numero Group, 2020)

In 2020, Africa lost masters, Manu Dibango (March 24 ) , Tony Allen (April 30), Idir (May 2) and Mory Kanté on May 22, 2020.

In 2017,  Vladimir Cagnolari  met Mory Kanté,  who had just received the Sacem World Music Grand Prix. A perfect opportunity to tell the story of this griot who touched the universal with his title Yéké Yéké .
→ Mory Kanté, a griot is gone (Pan African Music)
→ Mory Kanté on RFI Musique

Played titles
Mory Kanté Yéké Yéké  (Akwaba Beach 1987 Barclay)
GG Vickey  Kanté Fasséli  (The cantor of Negritude and his African guitar, Volume 1, 2003)
Super Rail Band Soundiata exile  (Mali Stars volume1 Syllart Records 1988)
Richie Hawtin acid afro mix Yéké Yéké  2007.

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