Mali Sadio - Music
Mali Sadio by Toumani Diabaté's Symmetric Orchestra
Toumani Diabaté's Symmetric Orchestra
Artist Biography For Toumani Diabaté's Symmetric Orchestra
The Symmetric Orchestra Led By Toumani Diabaté Is Composed Of Musicians Mostly Griots From Across The Old Mande Empire Of West Africa Who Play A Mix Of Traditional Instruments Including The Kora Djembe Balafon And Bolombatto As Well As Modern Ones Like The Guitar And Electronic Keyboard.
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From The Liner Notes "'Mali Sadio' Is One Of The Most Frequently Performed Songs From The Mandingue Repitoire. According To The Oral Tradition Passed On By Griots A Hippopatamus Used To Live Near Bafoulabe--The Town On The Confluence Of Two Rivers In Northwest Mali. The Name For The Country Mali Comes From The Word For Hippo. The Hippo Was Not A Menace To The Village The Women Would Go Down To The River To Wash Their Clothes And Became Very Fond Of Him. And Then Despite The Women's Protests The Hippo Was Killed By A European Hunter. And So Mourning Replaced Love In The Village. That's Why The Refrain Says "Bafoulaben Mali Sadio Deli Man Bete"--The Hippo With The White Legs From Bafoulaben--It's Hard To Separate From Someone You Have Become Used To. This Is A Metaphorical Song You Can Sing It For Any Kind Of Separation From A Loved One Or Even A Country. Mangala Camara Sings In Khassonike The Language Of His Region Khasso."
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The Symmetric Orchestra Led By Toumani Diabaté Is Composed Of Musicians Mostly Griots From Across The Old Mande Empire Of West Africa Who Play A Mix Of Traditional Instruments Including The Kora Djembe Balafon And Bolombatto As Well As Modern Ones Like The Guitar And Electronic Keyboard.
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From the liner notes:
"'Mali Sadio' is one of the most frequently performed songs from the Mandingue repitoire. According to the oral tradition passed on by griots, a hippopatamus used to live near Bafoulabe--the town on the confluence of two rivers, in northwest Mali. (The name for the country, Mali, comes from the word for hippo.) The hippo was not a menace to the village; the women would go down to the river to wash their clothes, and became very fond of him. And then, despite the women's protests, the hippo was killed by a European hunter. And so mourning replaced love in the village. That's why the refrain says, "Bafoulaben Mali sadio deli man bete"--the hippo with the white legs from Bafoulaben--it's hard to separate from someone you have become used to. This is a metaphorical song, you can sing it for any kind of separation, from a loved one, or even a country. Mangala Camara sings in Khassonike, the language of his region, Khasso." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.