Mamman Sani Abdullaye is a legendary name amongst Niger's avant garde. A pi… Read Full Bio ↴Mamman Sani Abdullaye is a legendary name amongst Niger's avant garde. A pioneer of early West African electronic music, for over 30 years his instrumentals have filled the airwaves. The instrumental background drones of radio broadcasts and instrumental segue ways of TV intermissions borrow heavily from his repertoire. The dreamy organ instrumentals drift by sans comment, yet are known to all.
Mamman first found the organ in 1974.
Mamman's composes in technique that can only be called minimal, relying on the simplicity and space. It is a remarkable manipulation of sound that uses the silence to invoke the emptiness - a metaphoric desert soundscape. Unsurprisingly, his source material is folkloric Nigerien music, and many of the compositions on this record are reproductions of ancient songs brought into the modern age. Interpreting this rich and varied history of Niger's dance and song for the first time in contemporary musics, Mamman electrifies the nomadic drum of the tende, the polyphonic ballads of the Woddaabe, and the pastoral hymns of the Sahelian herders. Accompany this repertoire are a few compositions, such as Salamatu, the deeply personal love letter to an unrequited romance.
His first and only album was recorded in 1978. Mamman stepped into the studio of the National Radio with his organ, where it was transposed and overdubbed in two takes. In coordination with the Minister of Culture, the album was released in a limited series of cassettes showcasing modern Niger music. The cassette project, unfortunately, did not progress as planned, and merely a handful were released. Today his cassettes are rare objects, highly sought by fine art connoisseurs and experimental music collectors in Niamey.
Mamman first found the organ in 1974.
Mamman's composes in technique that can only be called minimal, relying on the simplicity and space. It is a remarkable manipulation of sound that uses the silence to invoke the emptiness - a metaphoric desert soundscape. Unsurprisingly, his source material is folkloric Nigerien music, and many of the compositions on this record are reproductions of ancient songs brought into the modern age. Interpreting this rich and varied history of Niger's dance and song for the first time in contemporary musics, Mamman electrifies the nomadic drum of the tende, the polyphonic ballads of the Woddaabe, and the pastoral hymns of the Sahelian herders. Accompany this repertoire are a few compositions, such as Salamatu, the deeply personal love letter to an unrequited romance.
His first and only album was recorded in 1978. Mamman stepped into the studio of the National Radio with his organ, where it was transposed and overdubbed in two takes. In coordination with the Minister of Culture, the album was released in a limited series of cassettes showcasing modern Niger music. The cassette project, unfortunately, did not progress as planned, and merely a handful were released. Today his cassettes are rare objects, highly sought by fine art connoisseurs and experimental music collectors in Niamey.
Five Hundred Miles
Mamman Sani Lyrics
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Andru Bemis If you miss the train I'm on You will know that…
Carey Mulligan If you missed the train I'm on You will know that…
Heaven Bound With Tony Scotti Doo doo doo-doo-doo doo doo doo-doo-doo do…
Hoyt Axton If you miss this train I'm on, then you'll know…
Justin Timberlake If you missed the train I'm on You will know that…
Justin Timberlake Carey Mulligan & Stark Sands If you missed the train I'm on You will know that…
Justin Timberlake & Carey Mulligan & Stark Sands If you missed the train I'm on You will know that…
Justin Timberlake Carey Mulligan and Stark Sands If you missed the train I'm on You will know that…
Justin Timberlake&Carey Mulligan&Stark Sands If you missed the train I'm on You will know that…
Justin Timberlake/Carey Mulligan/Stark Sands If you missed the train I'm on You will know that…
Peter Gordon Tear drops fell on mama's note When I read the things…
Peter Paul & Mary If you miss the train I'm on, you will know…
Seekers Tear drops fell on mama's note When I read the things…
Song for Memories If you miss the train I'm on You will know that…
Stark Sands If you missed the train I'm on You will know that…
The Kingston Trio Tear drops fell on mama's note When I read the things…
邓妙华 And why do we call ourselves niggaz 4 life Cause if…
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@realites_entredeux
I love this piece
@hansolo989
Discovered this from a link in an article in The New Yorker about the importance of the cassette tape. This is indeed very much reminiscent of Wendy Carlos!
@FaabmanHD
thanks beach house to present such a masterpiece
@BanksianCentral
My personal favorite of the choices from tonight's video...
@sandroelvico7351
Yaaah
@Salamander676
I would have never known?
I gotta thank John Wilson for this one tho🤟
@highmindedlowlife
@@Salamander676 what episode ?
@Salamander676
@@highmindedlowlife I'm not sure but it's one of the earlier episodes from the first season
@tammyh4677
love it... cannot remember how I found Mamman but DAMN am i glad i did!
@CJ-sp7ii
Yu Su?