Dimanche à Bamako

👏 I am here for the music not from the US or UK 👏

Hell yeah let’s go to the beach and listen to Amado and Mariam

I think I like this better than Manu Chao's solo album on the list.

The original list included a certain amount of African music. If this album had been included in the main list, it would have been one of my favorites in the genre. Being said so, I'm not sure if it's a good thing or not, as I noticed that many times this kind of inclusion shows a "betrayal" by the artist of their roots in order to appeal more to Western musical sensibilities (like mine). Thanks anyway for providing such an interesting gateway to Mande music

9/10. Love this, makes me wish I'd actually learned some French from my high school class, but oh well.

Much variety of rhytms. Fun to listen to. Great album

very cool, very chill. Good to get out of the UK/US dominance

Really liked this. Eclectic but centered, I wish I could understand the language but beautifully sung regardless.

Many summer vibes. And the influence of Manu Chao is clearly present. I enjoyed listening to this one

Rating: 8/10 Best songs: M’bife, Coulibaly, La réalité, Senegal fast food, Politic amagni

This album should be better known. The mix of African music, blues, and folk music makes for a refreshing change. My French is too basic to make out more than a few words at a time, but I found the singing enjoyable. The first half was stronger, and the album began to drag on by the end, but I’m glad I was exposed to this music.

I don't know how to accurately judge this, other than it forced me to wear Sepia tone glasses.

This is one of my favourite World music albums, A&M are great and with Manu Chao producing it, this is just lightining in a bottle. I've been listening to this regularly since 2005 and I never seem to tire of it. Most of the album is killer with no filler.

Wow! Great surprise! I didn’t even know this band existed. Not just when he sings, but you can feel Manu Chao’s influence

Despite the electrification, Dimanche à Bamako has a folk feel about it, Sunday morning indeed, rather grassy. Manu Chao provides the membrane covering all, but there's really no concept connecting the internals. The cast is hardly minimal, but maintains a small-kitchen aura, voices entering without apology and never letting go.

Very nice! 4 stars.

Good ones in this one

Nicenicenicenice 4

You can definitely hear that Manu Chao. Overall a pleasant album.

Great choice. Reminded me to practice my French too

Ehh, not my favorite. 5/10

Fun jams. Not my thing overall but I can see the appeal for sure.

Lovely upbeat and enjoyable record!

It's okay? A couple bangers for sure, but a lot of stuff that just didn't tickle my fancy. Certainly not a favorite afrobeat record.

Better than I expected

This is the soundtrack to backpackers telling each other their intrepid travel plans while slacklining at the beach. Catchy enough though. 3/5.

It was decent and a good change of pace. I will round up.

An exciting African LP that combines the best of old and new – I was excited from the get-go to hear some traditional African scales filtered through a lo-fi Chorus pedal. This is a fun listen, I just wish it could cut loose a bit more – the guitar here is great, and some tracks sit in neutral for a bit.

African folk pop - fine, but makes no great impression on me apart from Senegal Fast Food (featuring Manu Chao) which was an excellent rhythm for my running pace!

Best gezellig, maar na een paar tracks word ik depressief van de vrolijkheid.