Naked Venus/Soft Kicks (10" VINYL) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

*BRAND NEW / 10" VINYL*

Description

A mysterious two-song release, licensed directly from a group of Bamako musicians who, with the exception of the souku master Zoumana Tereta, choose to remain anonymous. These two Black Mango tracks are ethereal, hard-to-classify artifacts, seemingly influenced in equal parts by Ali Farka Touré and Lou Reed. In fact, the titles of the songs name-check Reed's compositions, though they are clearly not cover versions, as much as explorations on themes. Zoumana Tereta is a legend of Malian music, having played his sokou, a single-string, horse-hair violin, on albums by Oumou Sangaré, Bassekou Kouyaté, Samba Touré, the National Ensemble Instrumental du Mali, and many others.

Track Listing

A1. Naked Venus
B1. Soft Kicks
 

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format Detail: 10"
• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: WORLD
• Format Type: 10"
• Handling Note: **Please allow an additional 72 hours for this item's shipment.**
• Released: 5/27/14
• Internal ID: JITFE