Ko woni e maayo
This traditional song (What is going on in the river ?) is adapted by the children of Tundu Joor.
It tells the story of a little orphan girl mistreated by her stepmother and falling down under the weight of domestic chores. One day, the stepmother sends her to a launder a black loincloth, and asking her to bring it back white. "Ko woni e mayo" is the little girl’s lament, addressed to the genie of river to have it come to help her.
Fanta Mbacke Kouyate, big Mandingo artist, mixes her voice to those of the children for the biggest happiness of music lovers.
music : traditionel
lyrics : les jeunes de Tundu Joor
kora : Baboulaye Cissokho
arrangement : Baboulaye Cissokho
xalam (traditional guitar) : Amadou Thiam
invited artist : Fanta Mbacke Kouyate
vocal : Awa Diabate, Bineta Sow, Ngoné Waar Mbaye, Clarisse Bamboky, Khoudia Wade
recording and mix : Aly Diallo
studio : Midimusique
mastering : Aly Diallo
pictures : Aziz Dieng
Casadimança
This song of Tundu Joor’s children is a hymn for peace in Casamance, Senegal’s southern region affected by conflicts for more than two decades.
