John Shea presents performances from the Music in Paradise Festival in Poland. 
Music and featured items
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Oumou Sangare.
The programme is dedicated to one of Africa’s most iconic singer - Oumou Sangare.
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Music Played
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Oumou Sangaré Maladon
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Oumou Sangare and villagers Untitled Song
, BBC Recording on Location
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Oumou singing with local people.
Oumou singing with local villagers. Then she tells us about her mother.
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Music Played
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Oumou Sangaré Magnoumako
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Oumou tells about her career.
Oumou tells about her career development from a poor singer to her solo career.
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Music Played
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Oumou Sangaré Diaraby Nene
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Oumou visits her musical roots.
Oumou is on a voyage back to her musical and family roots in Wasulu.
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Music Played
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Oumou Sangaré Choukelefoli
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Rare and ancient hunters’ music.
Lucy and Oumou in the Wasulu region with a group of hunters.
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Music Played
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Hamara Sangare and his group of Hunters from Dusujana Mankan Ba
, BBC Recording on Location
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Hamara Sangare and his group of Hunters from Dusujana Democratie
, BBC Recording on Location
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An extended family in the village.
Lucy and Oumou with the women at a compound of an extended family in the village.
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Music Played
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Oumou Sangaré Sigi Kuruni
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A group playing the Kamalengoni
Lucy in an outdoor party with a traditional youth group playing the typical kamalengoni.
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Music Played
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Kamalengoni group in Yanfolila Bouba Diakite
, BBC Recording on Location
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A masquerade called sogoninkun
A special masquerade called sogoninkun, (“the little antelope head”).
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Unknown group of musicians Masquerade music
, BBC Recording on Location
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Oumou’s nightclub hit.
Back in Bamako, we hear Oumou’s nightclub hit in Bamako “Yala”.
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Music Played
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Oumou Sangaré Yala
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Oumou Sangaré Dugu Kamalemba
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Lucy on the Niger river.
Lucy on a canoe on the Niger river with Oumou Sangare’s beautiful song “Djorolen”.
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Music Played
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Oumou Sangaré Djorolen
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Oumou Sangare
Oumou Sangare in Yanfolila being entertained by hunters' music.
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Wasulu Hunter Musicians
Amara Sangare (middle) and Modibo Sidebe (right) playing the donsongoni (Wasulu hunters harp)
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Hunter Musicians
Hunter musicians playing the Karinyan (metal scraper).
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MALI’S SONGBIRD, OUMOU SANGARÉ
Read Lucy Duran's essay 'Radio as research: fresh perspectives on Oumou Sangaré’s music'
MALI’S SONGBIRD, OUMOU SANGARÉ
Broadcasts
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BBC Radio 3Sat 20 Sep 2003 15:00 BBC Radio 3
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BBC Radio 3Sat 15 Jan 2005 15:00 BBC Radio 3
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