Sou Ni Tilé

Sou Ni Tilé
Studio album by Amadou & Mariam
Released	April 13, 1999
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