Burkina Faso
meets Senegal in Europe
and Brazil! This band is influenced by
traditional African music, blues, samba, reggae and and
blends all these flavors into a delicate and warm sound.
On this cd the wonderful Brazilian singer Ceumar and the
brothers Moussa and Adama Dembélé from Burkina
Faso add their voices to this unique sounding group from
3 continents.
Latest news: Kokoura plays live and unplugged
at Dutch national Radio 5 at Dichtbij Nederland. Listen
live may 14 between local time 22 and 24.00 hr! Here
is the link to the stream
Line Up:
Moussé
Dramé: talking drum, calabasse, bougarabou,
shekere, djembé, vocal& doundoun Ceumar: lead & backing vocals, bichito
cordobês, cavaquino, guitars Ben Mendes: sopranino, soprano, alto, tenor
& baritone sax Patrick Kuschel: bass guitar
Moussa Dembélé: vocal, ballophone,
n’goni, kalimba, conga, shekere, djembé Adama Dembélé: vocal, n’goni,
djembé, calabasse Mark Tuinstra: guitars
Credits:
This album has been recorded,
mixed and produced by Ben Mendes at the Phunky Pheasant
Basement and in the studio Djembe Drame in Amsterdam. All
sessions have been recorded live in in the Djembé
Dramé Studio and in the Casa Rosa, Sao Paulo (Brazil).
Overdubs were made in Amsterdam at the Phunky Pheasant Basement.
Mastering by Marc Broer. Artwork by Wendy Schonk at Nik
Nak Design - www.niknak.nl . All songs written / arranged
by Kokoura, ‘Alma nao tem cor’ was written by
André Abujamra, ‘A Cor do Amor’ lyrics
by Ceumar.
