Oumou Sangaré - Wassulu Don (Official Video)

Stream/Buy ’Timbuktu’ on CD, LP & digital __________________________ FOLLOW OUMOU SANGARÉ I I I I I I @oumou_sangare __________________________ Global superstar and feminist icon Oumou Sangaré releases her new single ’Wassulu Don’ to coincide with International Women’s Day. The track, which fuses Oumou’s distinctive Malian sound and voice with elements of blues and rock to create a joyous groove, is an expression of hometown pride for Wassulu, an area in the south-western corner of Mali where Oumou’s family originates from. The accompanying video, directed by Justyna Obasi and filmed in Accra, Ghana, features a series of vignettes of modern African women celebrating and thriving in their own hometown communities. Recorded in multiple locations (US, Mali and France) and her first new material since 2017’s critically acclaimed ’Mogoya’, ’Timbuktu’ weaves intimate sonic connections between traditional West African instruments and those linked to the history of the blues, most notably the kamele n’goni and its distant heirs, the Dobro and slide guitar. Never have Oumou Sangare’s lyrics achieved such a poetic quality, such depth. Never have we seen her so inspired to deliver her thoughts on the indecipherable mysteries of existence, the perilous situation that her country is going through right now or the general condition of African womanhood, all proof that despite becoming so powerful, she hasn’t renounced the belief and commitment of her youth. __________________________ #OUMOUSANGARE #TIMBUKTU #WASSULUDON Production Company: Love Song Director: Justyna Obasi Executive Producer: Kelly Bayett Video Commissioner: John Moule Creative Production: Random Photo Journal Design Producer: Tony Prince Tomety Service Company: Sun Up To Sun Down Director of Photography: Cezary Zacharewicz BTS: Arinzechukwu Patrick Stylist: Ekow Barnes Assistant Stylist: Emmanuel Affedzie Editor: Matthias Graatz @ SEC STUDIO Grade: Joseph Bicknell @ Company 3 1st AD: Edwin Amartey 2nd AD: Andy Madjitey __________________________ Wassulu Don Je suis heureuse, gens du Wassulu : nous avons obtenu une consécration éclatante! On nous traitait de pauvres joueurs de Kamélé n’goni, de chanteurs et jouisseurs sans ambition… Eh bien! Qu’ils se détrompent : nous les gens du Wassulu, nous avons balayé ces allégations, et fait du Wassulu un havre de paix, une zone en pleine croissance grâce à des investissements colossaux : écoles, centres de santé, hôtels! Nous avons même fini par montrer la voie du développement à l’ensemble du pays! Qui dit mieux? Allons dans le Wassulu, où s’épanouissent l’hospitalité, la douceur de vivre et où de beaux événements dynamisent la vie locale. Venez avec moi dans le Wassulu où règne la joie de vivre! __________________________ Wassulu Don Wassulu people, I am so glad: we have reached a dazzling achievement! We were regarded as miserable n’goni players, singers, dancers only interested in partying and enjoying life… Well we, the people of Wassulu, have proved them wrong by turning our dear Wassulu into a shelter for Peace, a developing area, thanks to colossal investments: schools, health centres and hotels. We’ve even managed to lead the way to development for the whole country! Who could do better? Let’s go to Wassulu, where hospitality, sweet life and great events are blossoming in the local daily life. Come with me to Wassulu, where joy is everywhere! __________________________ #OUMOUSANGARE #TIMBUKTU #WASSULUDON