Sou Ni Tilé

Sou Ni Tilé
Studio album by Amadou & Mariam
Released	April 13, 1999 (1999-04-13)
Recorded	August 1997
Length	70:48
Label	Tinder PolyGram
Producer	Amadou Bagayoko Marc Antoine Moreau
Amadou & Mariam chronology
Se Te Djon Ye (1999) Sou Ni Tilé (1999) Tje Ni Mousso (2000)

Sou Ni Tilé is an album by Malian duo Amadou & Mariam, released in 1999. It was their first album to be released internationally.[1] The album reached No. 61 on the French albums chart.[2] "Je Pense à Toi" reached No. 43 on the French singles chart.[3]

In a review for Allmusic, Brian Beatty gave the album a rating of four stars out of five and described it as "mature, intelligent pop music".[4]

Track listing

1. "Je Pense à Toi" (I Think of You) – 5:16
2. "Combattants" (Warriors) – 4:26
3. "Mouna" (I Wonder Why?) – 4:44
4. "Pauvre Type" (Poor Guy) – 4:35
5. "Dogons" – 4:04
6. "Baara" (Work) – 4:33
7. "Dounia" (The World) – 3:17
8. "A Radio Mogo" – 4:49
9. "Djandjola" (Adventure) – 4:06
10. "On Se Donne La Main" (Hand in Hand) – 4:34
11. "Mon Amour, Ma Chérie" (My Love, My Darling) – 5:23
12. "A Chacun Son Problème" – 4:40
13. "Teree La Sebin" (Evil Eye) – 5:33
14. "Toubala Kono" (Lonely Bird) – 5:22
15. "C'est La Vie" (That's Life) – 5:26

Personnel

Music[5] Walde Baba Sissoko – tama Amadou Bagayoko – composer, guitar, vocals Shihab M'Ghezzi Bekhoughe – bass Sameh Catalan – violin Mariam Doumbia – vocals Sanata Doumbia – background vocals Barbara Teuntor Garcia – trumpet Alain Hatot – flute, transverse flute Idwar Iskandar – Arabian flute, flute, ney Johar Ali Khan  –violin Loïc Landois  –harmonica Matu – Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ Alberto Rodriguez – arranger, trombone Stephane San Juan – drums, percussion Babbaro Teunter Garcia – trumpet Awa Timbo – vocals, background vocals Andrés Viáfara – arranger, trombone

Production[5] Jean-Philippe Allard – executive producer Amadou Bagayoko – producer Laurent Jaïs – engineer, mixing Sherif Megahed – assistant engineer, mixing assistant Marc Antoine Moreau – producer Daniel Richard – executive producer Design[5] Marie Laure Dagnaux – photography Thomas Delepière – photography Frederic Fauchet – liner notes, lyric translation Philippe Savoir – design, visuals

References

1. Fairley, Jan (13 February 2006), "The French Connection That Put Two Lovebirds on the World Map", The Scotsman, Johnston Press, retrieved 25 September 2011
2. "Amadou & Mariam – Sou Ni Tilé (album)", Lescharts.com, Hung Medien, retrieved 25 September 2011
3. "Amadou & Mariam – Je Pense à Toi (chanson)", Lescharts.com, Hung Medien, retrieved 25 September 2011
4. Beatty, Brian, "Sou Ni Tile: Review", Allmusic, Rovi Corporation, retrieved 25 September 2011
5. "Sou Ni Tile: Credits & Awards", Allmusic, Rovi Corporation, retrieved 25 September 2011