Mama Badema Sissoko - Soul Mama (2024 Remaster) (2024)

Mama Sissoko, known as Mama “Badema”, was born in Jumara in 1945. He traveled to Bamako to study mechanics with his uncle, Jeli Baba Sissoko, and there he began making music, mastering guitar playing influenced by Ngoni and Bambara culture. The Soul Mama album bears similarities to Moussa Doumbia's sound, and is particularly impressive with long instrumental passages including Mandingo language tracks and pulsating country funk. The album also contains a beautiful song in honor of Ali Farke, whom Mama has known since 1966. Soul Mama's album continues to convey the rich Malian sounds that Ali loved so much and that the Niger River absorbed. Mama admits that he has been fortunate enough to experience all regions of Mali and take bits and pieces of Malian music from there.



Tracklist:
1-1. Mama Badema Sissoko - N'teri (2024 Remaster) (04:18)
1-2. Mama Badema Sissoko - Touba (2024 Remaster) (06:32)
1-3. Mama Badema Sissoko - Djinfa (2024 Remaster) (04:39)
1-4. Mama Badema Sissoko - Keleya (2024 Remaster) (04:19)
1-5. Mama Badema Sissoko - Mama Djonbo (2024 Remaster) (05:15)
1-6. Mama Badema Sissoko - Hommage a ali farka toure (2024 Remaster) (04:52)
1-7. Mama Badema Sissoko - Sekechi (2024 Remaster) (07:13)
1-8. Mama Badema Sissoko - Miriya (2024 Remaster) (04:01)
1-9. Mama Badema Sissoko - Dabi (2024 Remaster) (05:42)
1-10. Mama Badema Sissoko - Niama Toutou (2024 Remaster) (04:58)