Play Salima {Video}[1]
It was typical, back in the day, for TPOK to credit all songs under its label to the band leader, Franco; and the band, as a totality. But the identities of individual band members and in particular the singers, had, and still have, a way of getting out and being widely and even wildly known. Keen observers, such as Aboubacar Siddikh, can often tell us who’s singing in which song or playing which instrument in a particular song.
It takes a lot of time and keen
attention to do that – even if you’re a contemporary of theirs. And it adds subtle
value to our appreciation of what we hear and see. Of course, having seen them ‘live’
and lived in ‘the mix’ of the culture
helps the commentator a great deal in that project...
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