Accompanying vocals sung in an undetermined language. Moudou ould Mattalla, guitar ; the singers of El Mouna (Fatimatou mint Demine, Fatma mint Messoud, Mama mint Mallane, Dida mint Bilal), vocals, handclapping, tbel kettledrum. Recorded in Chinguetti, Mauritania, November 2003. Compact disc. Program notes (27 pages : col. illustrations) in French and English inserted in container.
Contents:
Mode Karr. Improvisation (2:41) -- Mode Varhou. Ouezn: Le dattier mehboula = The mehboula date tree (4:08) ; Improvisation (3:06) ; Benja: Oh ma mère Leila = Oh my mother Leila (2:02) ; Ouezn: Chaoueda (4:46) -- Mode Lekhal. Improvisation (2:34) -- Mode Lebyad. Chor: Meya je t'aime = Meya I love you (2:52) ; Ouezn: La joie de la femme = Woman joy (4:01) ; Improvisation (2:42) ; Chor: Plaise à Dieu qu'il vive longtemps = Pray God he will live long (3:50) ; Ouezn: La dédicace de l'année = The dedication of the year (2:59) ; Tebra (Liyeen) (2:36) -- Mode Lebtayt. Ouezn: Le sentiment divers = Diverse feeling (4:01) -- Improvisation (4:43).
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