Mamou Sidibé - Foulbé - Music of Mali

[freeeent]

respect from italy. your music is wonderful and peaceful. music of spirit!!!it remember me my travel in morocco....

[rkhang22]

how the hell did i run across this shit. hahaha

[ayachachedoudouprett]

filaaaa!!!! chui fiere de letre!!!

[Azizip17]

@niang12 Also I noticed musicians with a beaded gourd in a web-like bag. Is that instrument called a sekere in the Fulani language?

musicofmali, thanks for this fascinating video! And thanks to YouTube for providing opportunities to learn about other cultures throughout the world!

-an African American sista

[VraiDiouf]

@Azizip17 which Fulani instrument are you talking about? I will tell you the name in Fulani language.

[Azizip17]

@VraiDiouf Greetings! I'm interested in knowing the name of the gourd drum and the name of the beaded gourd in a string bag. Thanks in advance for your response of for other people's response to my questions.

I love this music, and I also love the women's & men's clothing. I'm glad that videos like this are on YouTube because they help people learn about & develop an appreciation for African cultures & other cultures throughout the world. -an African American sista

[VraiDiouf]

@Azizip17 That is actually not a drum but a calabash which is common in Fulani music. There are two main types of Calabash used in Fula music.  The Tumbuude (regular calabash) and then the Azakalabo (calabash floating on water). I am glad you like the music.

[VraiDiouf]

@Azizip17 I also see a Djembe drum being used (we don't have a name for that in Fulani language since it is originally a Mandé instrument) and the Sekere I believe is originally a Yoruba instrument. Most Traditional Fulani music do not involve these instrument. Fulani music usually uses Fulani flute (Sembeendu or Odiirou), One string Violin (Nyanyeeru), Calabash (Tumbuude or Azakalabo), Hand Claps, and...

[VraiDiouf]

@Azizip17 and if you are Mbororo from Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, etc. Akayaure a bell like thing worn on the feet/legs to produce a jingling sound. like you saw in that Etran Finatawa video.

[Azizip17]

@VraiDiouf, Thank you for that information! Yes, I really love this music. Google Cocojams Videos Of Traditional Musical Instruments. I added your comments about these instruments under “calabash”. Also Google Jambalayah. This video & the Etran Finatawa video are included under West African music.

I love how YouTube videos & some of the comments about those videos help people around the world learn about & better appreciate so many fascinating cultures. Thank you again & best wishes!

[VraiDiouf]

@Azizip17 You are welcome, I went to your website. It is very nice.

[ayoutubification]

genial

[mamaafric1]

thanks for posting this wonderfull music i'm african but not from mali.. wow i loveeeeeeeeeeeeee all MALI music very original nd natural tune.

[malfini1]

I must say I love the outfits. They're really beautiful!

[tourdarg]

magnifique Mali

Allah kan t'lé héré la....

[ayachachedoudouprett]

troooo coooll la song moi chui fila c es pk je l adorrrr XP

[twentyeighter]

It doesn't matter what youtube music video I listen to from the east to the horn to central to west africa. From india, into pakistan, into afghanistan. These people are beautiful because they look like another people. They are not beautiful because they are themselves but only in comparison to others. Im from tanzania and all the beauty in ethiopia or somalia can feed no one or bring peace. All the features on all our faces in Africa have done nothing to bring us peace or development just war.

[myarre]

One day we will have peace in every part of our continent, i am somalian and i run out of tears. but i know in time by the will of GOD peace will come to our continent.

[twentyeighter]

thanks for a measured response to what i wrote, i was a bit excited. i too pray for Gods peace in this world, the prior, and the next. However it seems to me either we will all be redeemed collectively or not at all. so understanding is the shorter road, with that thank your for reaching out with an open hand and mind.

[LaInno1980]

i'm from germany and i like this wonderful music

[itachisasukeuchicha]

aname kowo te

[Abebe345]

I am from Ethiopia and I can hear the connection. Also, some of the instruments.

[ereola3]

Fulani are among the most beautiful people in African continent and i think the originated from Ethiopia because of their feature

[laluwayye]

ofcourse all people come from somewhere...fulani ppl don't come from ethiopia! fulanis went their possibly...fulanis as a distinct group started in north west & west africa then they spread east/south/north because the more you move north west & west africa the purer the language is...oh i forgot ethiopians are beautiful so everyone want to come from them that's foolish...ofcourse we have little similarities so what? all humans have similarities...

[vixxy02]

Simply put...........BEAUTIFUL!!!!

[Ajakis]

Yeh looks like. West Africa is known its traditional and superb music. Listen to world music on BBC and you will only hear music from West Africa.Good music.

[Ajakis]

You Dance like Ethiopians too. But their women are more beautiful. just my opinion.

[afrinux]

I am a senegalese foulani. I think we foulbe originate from Ethiopia. You will find fulbe in Mali, Guinea, Niger, Cameroon, Tchad, Somalia, all the way to Ethopia.

[yayebo]

im from guinea nd i like this song becuz it's about us(nice nd beautiful foulani)

[ejalal33]

Magical Music I am proud to belong to Africa

[zak4real]

i like this song so much,is this lady still alive, is a typical african song better than so-called modern hip-hop,hip-life etc

[mamou2006]

on diarama fulani,suis un guineen fier d´etre peulh.fulani,ne laisser jamais vos coutumes et votre tradition pour rien de ce monde.viva los fulani,desde españa.

[premium133]

thanks for sharing ...

les peulhs sont les esclaves des Soninke!...rire!

[CIRARIA]

i love her sound

[mandrilo112]

Beautifull music, so emotional!!

[wonelle]

ohhh mu God i could hold my tears so beautiful i'm so proud to be foulanie

[laamdo]

Fulani to the end. We rock.

[kalbimim]

a tous ceux qui aiment cette musique et cette culture:

lisez les livres de AMADOU HAMPATE BA

par ex: "L'enfant peul"; autobiographie

[9ways2win]

Mali is magic!

[mizZpeulh]

j'adore cette Zik!

Peulh eT fiERE!

[9ways2win]

Yes the beautiful Fulani people whom sport those

beautiful straw caps.Chinese wear somthing very

similar.

[matitatou]

She is singing about a tribe in west africa specially in Mali called the FULANI....she is saying that she is singing for all fulani around the world!..i am fulani and i love her song!

[laamdo]

Hell yeah Sista, you go ahead and tell 'em.

[valurina67]

...any translations id love to know what shes sayin?

[rmadrid930]

we too don't knows the meaning  sorry!!!!

[fatoumatak]

damnnnnnn i can't believe she is talking about all of us in general.yeahhhhhhhhhhh yeahhhhhhhhh lol well i think it is for all the foulbe but spacially us the wassalou .good song i had actualy nevr hurled of this until toda

[VraiDiouf]

@fatoumatak you Wassalou are also Fulani. Even though you can no longer speak the Fula language as your main language you are still Fulani.

[fatoumatak]

i know i speak both fulani

[mimi2196]

Merci Mamou Sidibé ! C't une très belle chanson...Vive les différentes cultures du monde et en particulier celles des Peulhs !

[solia11]

I can `t believe I found this son posting thanks very much, she is one of my favorite song from mali, good job Mamou.

[lamrof]

This song is sooooooooooooooo lovely

[wyldfiyah]

This is marvellous, beautiful artistic expression of a beautiful art form!!

[joesubscriber]

I take it that this is Wassoulou music? Correct me it I'm wrong.

[niang12]

yes it is  wassoulou.

[Azizip17]

@niang12 Thanks for your comment about wassoulou music. The Wikipedia article about Wassoulou indicates that these instruments are usually used for this music:"soku (a traditional fiddle sometimes replaced with modern imported instruments), djembe drum, kamalen n'goni (a six-stringed harp), karinyan (metal tube percussion) and bolon (a four-stringed harp)." What is the gourd drum called?

Thanks to other commenters for sharing information about this wonderful culture!