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Tom Diakité — Fala
Album: Putumayo Presents Mali
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Released: 2005
Length: 4:53
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I really like this! Great arrangement and lovely musicianship.
Posted 3 months ago by Laptopdog    [ Reply ]
There is only ONE TUNE by him on the playlist.  Please ADD MORE!  Thank You.
Posted 3 months ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 Jiggz wrote:

Takes me straight back to when I lived miles from anywhere in the bush and had only a WorldSpace satellite receiver for news and music etc ....they had a world music channel...this played regularly.

Awesome times with an awesome person now fondly remembered.

Nice.


Cool story.  Thank You for sharing it!
Posted 3 months ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Superb!
Posted 1 year ago by Mahatu    [ Reply ]
SUPERB!!  Thanx RP!  
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]


For some reason I'm hearing Bob Dylan's "Buckets of Rain."

Posted 2 years ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
Great Song. Reminds me to Ismael Lo from Senegal ( Africa, the song I like most )
Posted 3 years ago by birgit_in_nz    [ Reply ]
Takes me straight back to when I lived miles from anywhere in the bush and had only a WorldSpace satellite receiver for news and music etc ....they had a world music channel...this played regularly.

Awesome times with an awesome person now fondly remembered.

Nice.
Posted 3 years ago by Jiggz    [ Reply ]
Wiki wrote:



Tom Diakite is a singer and kora player from Filadougou Barkaya, in the south of Mali. He has been making music since 1978.

That's all we know.
 

That's all folks. :)
Posted 3 years ago by Kaw    [ Reply ]
I had no idea about the banning of music in Mali until I looked up this disc. Too sad. But thanks for the heads up, guys.

https://www.theguardian.com/mu...
Posted 4 years ago by the_antibob    [ Reply ]
Love Putumayo

Most of the tracks are instant 9
Posted 4 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
Ahhhh........Mali
Posted 5 years ago by Noni163    [ Reply ]
this is a beautiful song. So soothing. it is taking me places
Posted 5 years ago by pontfarrer    [ Reply ]
 Baby_M wrote:
Such a pretty and soothing tune. 

You nailed it.
Posted 5 years ago by michaelgmitchell    [ Reply ]
Wonderful song. Very moving. I had the good fortune to visit Mali and meet its fine people and listen to lots of live music. This song floods memories of this wonderful and tragic country. 
Posted 6 years ago by hightail    [ Reply ]

"You, my child, who sleeps near me / Let my love protect and surround you / You dance in the dreams of your innocence."
Posted 6 years ago by Erie-T30    [ Reply ]
Dammit  "(no lyrics available)"
Posted 6 years ago by Faithful_Fool    [ Reply ]
 wolfbrother wrote:
nice change of pace, the  first song of this day for me.
{#Roflol} 

 
Agreed!  Good RP find.
Posted 7 years ago by pinto    [ Reply ]
nice change of pace, the  first song of this day for me.
{#Roflol} 
Posted 7 years ago by wolfbrother    [ Reply ]
 ccwcool wrote:
Must we really get political on RP?  Isn't Facebook enough of an outlet for this?

 
Good comment... precisely why I couldn't be bothered with FB.
Posted 7 years ago by Limpopoking    [ Reply ]
very nice song, fits to my african style living room ... ;-)
Posted 8 years ago by rommesw    [ Reply ]
Such a pretty and soothing tune.
Posted 8 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:

Yup. I'll second that. Variety and eclecticism are the essential components of RP that keep me listening every day. Vive l'eclecticisme!

 
No doubt Ghazalaw are on yer list then.......
Posted 8 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Very soothing and peacefully.
Posted 8 years ago by axbarker    [ Reply ]
 helgigermany wrote:
Very nice song!

 
Agreed. Very nice. All I really want to do is feel good about music I hear
 
Posted 8 years ago by mksupersessions    [ Reply ]
Very nice song!
Posted 9 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
Must we really get political on RP?  Isn't Facebook enough of an outlet for this?
Posted 10 years ago by ccwcool    [ Reply ]
 jpfueler wrote:

those are as dumb as those claiming EVERYTHING is to blame of AGW/ACC/ACD/-whatever new name they give it when the math and weather refuse to cooperate with the incredibly stupid predictions the AGW/ACC/ACD religious faithful spew. Their claims are just as dogmatic as these folks.

Besides, who thinks warmer is worse? Cold Kills. I wish it would stay warmer but it actually looks like we may be starting a cooling. Hope it is less then the "little Ice age, and damned sure hope it is not an actual ice age.

BTW. It's the SUN!

 
other than destroying the food crops and not having drinkable water, major climent change is  no problem, just ask a tea party republican.
Posted 10 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
 jpfueler wrote:

those are as dumb as those claiming EVERYTHING is to blame of AGW/ACC/ACD/-whatever new name they give it when the math and weather refuse to cooperate with the incredibly stupid predictions the AGW/ACC/ACD religious faithful spew. Their claims are just as dogmatic as these folks.

Besides, who thinks warmer is worse? Cold Kills. I wish it would stay warmer but it actually looks like we may be starting a cooling. Hope it is less then the "little Ice age, and damned sure hope it is not an actual ice age.

BTW. It's the SUN!

 
Weather is not the same as climate....read more.
Posted 10 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
 rdo wrote:


#1 dumbest post on Radio Paradise. {#Arrowu}

 
those are as dumb as those claiming EVERYTHING is to blame of AGW/ACC/ACD/-whatever new name they give it when the math and weather refuse to cooperate with the incredibly stupid predictions the AGW/ACC/ACD religious faithful spew. Their claims are just as dogmatic as these folks.

Besides, who thinks warmer is worse? Cold Kills. I wish it would stay warmer but it actually looks like we may be starting a cooling. Hope it is less then the "little Ice age, and damned sure hope it is not an actual ice age.

BTW. It's the SUN!
Posted 10 years ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
 rdo wrote:


#1 dumbest post on Radio Paradise. {#Arrowu}

 

CHRISTIANS are for nailing to trees ask any indigenous person from ANY land these bloodthirsty , power mad, perverts have landed. we are at war all over the world because god is on our side.........
Posted 10 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
MORE MALI MAJIC....{#Dance}
Posted 10 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
 Lazarus wrote:

Everybody in my mushrooming multitude of churches loves this song...

The 10 Dumbest Things Ever Said About Global Warming

In 2012, U.S. Sen. James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) contended that acceptance of climate science was at odds with Christianity – never mind that many Christian leaders and institutions take climate change very seriously. "My point is, God's still up there," he told Voice of Christian Youth America. "The arrogance of people to think that we, human beings, would be able to change what He is doing in the climate is to me outrageous."

A close runner-up in this category: In 2009, Rep. John Shimkus (R-Illinois) cited God's post-flood promise to Noah as evidence we shouldn't be worried. "The Earth will end only when God declares it's time to be over," he declared. "Man will not destroy this Earth." Well, that must be nice to know.

Bryan Fischer, a director at the American Family Association, compared efforts to burn less fossil fuels to telling a friend that you don't like their birthday present. "That's kind of how we're treating God when he's given us these gifts of abundant and inexpensive and effective fuel sources," he observed. "God has buried those treasures there because he loves to see us find them." And everyone knows it's bad manners to turn down a divine treasure hunt...
 



 

#1 dumbest post on Radio Paradise. {#Arrowu}
Posted 10 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
I have yet to hear one bad tune or group from mali. keep on truckin'{#Dancingbanana}
Posted 10 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]

Everybody in my mushrooming multitude of churches loves this song...


Posted 10 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
i've been getting into this kind of stuff lately --- Number 9   it makes me dance in kitchen. (while making waffles.)
Posted 10 years ago by Giselle62    [ Reply ]
Putamayo - what a fantastic label. And the Putamayo kids CDs are just as good.
Posted 11 years ago by planet_lizard    [ Reply ]
 jr2571 wrote:
Love Malian Music!!  How about some Rokia Traore- please!!
 
VERY-VERY MUCH SUPPORT THAT IDEA!
Posted 11 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
10!!!
Posted 11 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
One of the things I love about listening to "foreign" (to me) music is the fascination of realizing the magic of language.  I recognize that I am listening to sounds that to other people convey sights, smells, textures, meaning and emotion.  And that is awe-inspiring to me.  Life is good.
Posted 11 years ago by philbertr    [ Reply ]
eh le le eh le le eh le le...so sweet.
Posted 11 years ago by nicolewe    [ Reply ]
 philbertr wrote:
I felt compelled:  8 ==>> 9

One of my favorite things about RP is the exposure to so many different kinds of music that are otherwise almost invisible to us in white America.  Keep it up, Bill & Becky!  If anything, give us more music from Africa, India, Asia, the Middle East, South America, the islands...OMG, there is such a fabulously rich banquet of music out there!
 
Yup. I'll second that. Variety and eclecticism are the essential components of RP that keep me listening every day. Vive l'eclecticisme!
Posted 11 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
 johnjconn wrote:
Allow me to translate the words for those who don't understand Swathellainia

My toe nails are long
My shoes are tight
Man I could use a toe nail trim
I got no money
I got no stamps
Will someone trim my nails.
Man I could use a toe nail trim
Ohhhhhh,  Ohhhhhh , Ohhhhhh
Eeeded  eeeded eeeded

 
Ah, mocking Africans, how outre, how original. NOT.
 
Posted 11 years ago by GwentRabbit    [ Reply ]
I felt compelled:  8 ==>> 9

One of my favorite things about RP is the exposure to so many different kinds of music that are otherwise almost invisible to us in white America.  Keep it up, Bill & Becky!  If anything, give us more music from Africa, India, Asia, the Middle East, South America, the islands...OMG, there is such a fabulously rich banquet of music out there!
Posted 12 years ago by philbertr    [ Reply ]
Love Malian Music!!  How about some Rokia Traore- please!!
Posted 12 years ago by jr2571    [ Reply ]
{#Cool}
Posted 12 years ago by Limpopoking    [ Reply ]
Nice! Btw, fala is an informal word for hvala in Croatian, so - fala for this!
Posted 12 years ago by zitherica    [ Reply ]
Now this IS MUSIC!
BTLJ this is how to play guit!
Oh, and btw, this is ethnic music! Vive La Difference!


Posted 12 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
Wow! This one came out of left field. Nice.
Posted 12 years ago by ScottishViking    [ Reply ]
nice piece, love the guitar especially.
Posted 13 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
 johnjconn wrote:
Allow me to translate the words for those who don't understand Swathellainia

My toe nails are long
My shoes are tight
Man I could use a toe nail trim
I got no money
I got no stamps
Will someone trim my nails.
Man I could use a toe nail trim
Ohhhhhh,  Ohhhhhh , Ohhhhhh
Eeeded  eeeded eeeded

 
And the choir of children go:

He's in pain
He's in pain
He's in pain
...

Posted 13 years ago by justsomeone    [ Reply ]
So easy to dig!
Posted 13 years ago by fingerpin    [ Reply ]
Sweet....

¿6.4?, Pftt....
Posted 13 years ago by dasfeuer    [ Reply ]
Well, I'm sad I just missed this.  Still, an 8 from the little I've heard.
Posted 13 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
Just freekin great; fill the library with African music Bill, fill away!!{#Cheers}
Posted 13 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
Most excellent guitar.

 derekd wrote:
Very nice guitar and arrangement on the end. A pleasant surprise.
 


Posted 13 years ago by vesta0424    [ Reply ]
 reindeer wrote:
Wow, this is one of the most moving songs I have heard on RP.  Amazing.  {#Smile}
 


I agree...more please
Posted 13 years ago by tulfan    [ Reply ]
Wow, this is one of the most moving songs I have heard on RP.  Amazing.  {#Smile}
Posted 14 years ago by reindeer    [ Reply ]
perfect rhythm for the nearly mindless processing of this afternoon's client data.
Posted 14 years ago by zipper    [ Reply ]
Very nice guitar and arrangement on the end. A pleasant surprise.
Posted 14 years ago by derekd    [ Reply ]
You listenin' Peter?
Posted 14 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
Come again ?

Posted 14 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
 a nice review of my high school french class.  and you really can't ever go wrong adding a children's choir to world music.{#Tongue-out}
Posted 14 years ago by trollboy    [ Reply ]

Very nice.


Posted 14 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
Suena deliciosoooooooooooooo0!!
Posted 14 years ago by Strada4Ever    [ Reply ]
Good stuff Man!{#Dancingbanana}{#Clap}
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
7 plus one 1 for the Fleetwood Mac segue
Posted 14 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
This is why I listen to RP - to hear something different and new. Thanks RP!
Posted 14 years ago by MsFine    [ Reply ]
You're right there lusacre,. But good to hear it anyway...1901?

 ercasul wrote:

True, but it's a little sad that it seems there's only one label bringing "World Music" to the "West".  Considering how much incredible music is produced out there in the world, and Western labels are still getting away with feeding us crud like Joan Osbourne and Id Guinness?  hmmf.

Even RP, who play a vast amount more 'world' music than most, hasn't tapped into the absolutely beautiful stuff done in China - and no, I'm not talking about that peculiar, squeaky Chinese opera - Chinese orchestral music is often heartbreakingly beautiful.   There are massive regions of the musical world that we never get to visit unless we really stretch.  And as I'm really, really idle, I find that upsetting :D

 


Posted 15 years ago by inindian    [ Reply ]
 brewgoat wrote:
putumayo rocks!
 
True, but it's a little sad that it seems there's only one label bringing "World Music" to the "West".  Considering how much incredible music is produced out there in the world, and Western labels are still getting away with feeding us crud like Joan Osbourne and Id Guinness?  hmmf.

Even RP, who play a vast amount more 'world' music than most, hasn't tapped into the absolutely beautiful stuff done in China - and no, I'm not talking about that peculiar, squeaky Chinese opera - Chinese orchestral music is often heartbreakingly beautiful.   There are massive regions of the musical world that we never get to visit unless we really stretch.  And as I'm really, really idle, I find that upsetting :D

Posted 15 years ago by ercasul    [ Reply ]
 ask wrote:
idylwild wrote:
{#Sunny}

I am a new RP listener and supporter.  I am amazed at the quality of most of the music that RP plays, most of which I haven't heard; and this song is a delightful part of that.
I want to say too that I have never in my life been able to listen to a single radio station for hours, but that is exactly what I find myself doing with RP!  It is like finding a new and wonderful friend in the world.  I am very pleased to make your acquaintance!
{#Clap}
I love it!  Thank you. 
 

Hear Hear {#Clap}{#Clap}
 
Thirded.
Posted 15 years ago by ercasul    [ Reply ]
idylwild wrote:
{#Sunny}

I am a new RP listener and supporter.  I am amazed at the quality of most of the music that RP plays, most of which I haven't heard; and this song is a delightful part of that.
I want to say too that I have never in my life been able to listen to a single radio station for hours, but that is exactly what I find myself doing with RP!  It is like finding a new and wonderful friend in the world.  I am very pleased to make your acquaintance!
{#Clap}
I love it!  Thank you. 

 

Hear Hear {#Clap}{#Clap}
Posted 15 years ago by ask    [ Reply ]
{#Sunny}

I am a new RP listener and supporter.  I am amazed at the quality of most of the music that RP plays, most of which I haven't heard; and this song is a delightful part of that.
I want to say too that I have never in my life been able to listen to a single radio station for hours, but that is exactly what I find myself doing with RP!  It is like finding a new and wonderful friend in the world.  I am very pleased to make your acquaintance!
{#Clap}
I love it!  Thank you. 

Posted 15 years ago by haretic    [ Reply ]
Hello? Beck? Is that you? Maybe not.
Posted 15 years ago by Jazbo    [ Reply ]
An unconscionable waste of petroleum, plain and simple.  

Love the song, though.

 jpfueler wrote:
this kinda stuff reminds me of the Dakar Rally.
I loved the old Paris-Dakar Rally Raid. Especially the heavy trucks. Watching one blast past a Porche 911 or a Peaugeot was grand.
 


Posted 15 years ago by alux    [ Reply ]
Cool sounds.
Posted 15 years ago by i4niblind    [ Reply ]
 cptbuz wrote:
the long awaited Tom Diakite record is now available.

don't know if its at itunes or amazon, but emusic has it. Its quite good too{#Guitarist}
 
looks like this track is on the new album

available at itunes, too 
Posted 15 years ago by amyjpr    [ Reply ]
{#Daisy}

Posted 15 years ago by Candela    [ Reply ]
the long awaited Tom Diakite record is now available.

don't know if its at itunes or amazon, but emusic has it. Its quite good too{#Guitarist}
Posted 15 years ago by cptbuz    [ Reply ]
cousinhub wrote:
vraiment top cette chanson .H
eh ben, je ne suis pas 'into' ce genre de musique, mais celle là m'a bien branché! Nice guitarwork wim06.
Posted 15 years ago by wim06    [ Reply ]
brewgoat wrote:
putumayo rocks!
Agreed. Thanks to RadioParadise I have this disc and several other genre/region samplers from Putumayo. They are all fantastic.
Posted 15 years ago by randomprime    [ Reply ]
jpfueler wrote:
this kinda stuff reminds me of the Dakar Rally. I loved the old Paris-Dakar Rally Raid. Especially the heavy trucks. Watching one blast past a Porche 911 or a Peaugeot was grand.
It's a shame politics ruined this year's event. Maybe they will be able to move it to South America as rumored, but it just won't be the same.
Posted 16 years ago by CafeRacer    [ Reply ]
7 8 This track is reason #1,239 to listen to RP.
Posted 16 years ago by rtrudeau    [ Reply ]
This is VERY COOL !
Posted 16 years ago by Candela    [ Reply ]
Wuddi wrote:
nice image
Posted 16 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
cousinhub wrote:
vraiment top cette chanson .H
completement d'accord
Posted 16 years ago by 25demayo    [ Reply ]
this kinda stuff reminds me of the Dakar Rally. I loved the old Paris-Dakar Rally Raid. Especially the heavy trucks. Watching one blast past a Porche 911 or a Peaugeot was grand.
Posted 16 years ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
Posted 16 years ago by Wuddi    [ Reply ]
vraiment top cette chanson .H
Posted 16 years ago by cousinhub    [ Reply ]
This song really grows on you. What a great finish. I love it. David
Posted 16 years ago by David_Murray    [ Reply ]
Outstanding music in anyones language! Love the guitar tone, lovely song.
Posted 16 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
putumayo rocks!
Posted 16 years ago by brewgoat    [ Reply ]
I thought I was on top of my West African music. Tom Diakite is new to me and very pleasant listening. Thank you for broadening my horizons Bill.
Posted 16 years ago by Limpopoking    [ Reply ]
The earlier Malian music of the Orchestra de Buffet de Gare de Bamako is particularly incredible and I don't know if Bill has it on his playlist but the album New Adventures in Rail Culture is just about the bee's knees.
Posted 17 years ago by MatClarke    [ Reply ]
not bad... The warm weather makes this music sound better
Posted 17 years ago by Copperwood    [ Reply ]
canadave wrote:
I've always liked African music. Very nice.
Well you came to the right place.
Posted 17 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
I've always liked African music. Very nice.
Posted 17 years ago by canadave    [ Reply ]
Very melodic and beautiful. After listening to (bitter, angry) election coverage all night, this is nice way to cleanse the palate.
Posted 17 years ago by cattgirl813    [ Reply ]
It sounds like the Bambara my sister was learning for her Peace Corps deployment to Mali. Bambara is the trade language that most ethnic groups within Mali speak to intercommunicate; there are various regional languages as well, some from the Mande language family like Bambara, some not. My understanding is that the Touareg in the north of Mali generally speak Touareg almost exclusively. Most government business, however, is conducted in French, and there are tons of French loan words that have been integrated into Bambara. French words are generally used for things and concepts that the French brought, or that were developed during and after the colonial era. That's more common in the cities though. Incidentally, "Bambara" is the name of the language in another language; "Banmanakan" is what you would call it if you spoke it. Pretty music, on top of all of the trivia.
Posted 17 years ago by UltraNurd    [ Reply ]
I find a lot of the Putumayo CDs are overproduced, but the Mali CD one of the most enyoyable.
Posted 17 years ago by thatch    [ Reply ]
Let's hear more from this CD!!
Posted 17 years ago by artemisinthewoods    [ Reply ]
Very chill; Bill is rollin'
Posted 17 years ago by sipsey    [ Reply ]
It's midnight, I'm editing my final draft of my M.S. thesis, and I'm jamming to this song. Very cool.
Posted 18 years ago by Ender43    [ Reply ]
:sunny.gif:
Posted 18 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
Very nice music. Thank you RP, again.
Posted 18 years ago by meloman    [ Reply ]
very nice, please more
Posted 18 years ago by shampa1n    [ Reply ]
kaupmees wrote:
Brooding minor groove with percussion, Malian lutes, electric guitar, fervent male vocal and synth pad in song of sympathy for children who have been orphaned by wars and violence
Posted 18 years ago by Zargos    [ Reply ]
My upload!!!!!.....damn, I missed it. oh well, I've heard it before... great disc. Mali has very little to be cheerful about, but their music is very good.
Posted 18 years ago by cptbuz    [ Reply ]
bebe wrote:
...i wonder wat language this is
Mari wrote:
...Malian...
No such thing. Probably Bambara, but other possibilities, too. The middle part of it is in French. Radio National's The Planet wrote:
Brooding minor groove with percussion, Malian lutes, electric guitar, fervent male vocal and synth pad in song of sympathy for children who have been orphaned by wars and violence.
Posted 18 years ago by kaupmees    [ Reply ]
it's great to hear some different strings and vocals - this station is wunnerful! nice piece - maybe we could hear some more from this album?
Posted 18 years ago by Lizard62    [ Reply ]
AMG AllMusic has nothing on Mali. But I found this on Amazon.com -
Listeners as yet unfamiliar with the startlingly broad musical geography of Mali might find it hard to believe that the 11 tracks on Putumayo's new Mali compilation all come from the same country. Indeed, part of the pleasure of listening to Mali comes in encountering a musical tradition so rich it encompasses everything from the electric guitar-powered trance music of Tinariwen ("Amassakoul 'N'Tenere") to the picture perfect global pop of Ramatou Diakite ("Gembi") and the virtuosic acoustic guitar fireworks of Habib Koite and Bamada. As compilations go, Mali isn't quite the sprawling musical survey that the West African country so richly deserves--for one thing, worldwide stars like Salif Keita, Ali Farka Toure and Oumou Sangare are unrepresented here. But as an introduction to the almost shocking musical diversity of Mali, it's a good start. Click here for entire Amazon.com review.
Posted 18 years ago by Steven_G    [ Reply ]
like the background instrumentals. i dont kno about the rest of the song...i wonder wat language this is
Posted 18 years ago by bebe    [ Reply ]
Interesting...
Posted 18 years ago by Bizzarefall    [ Reply ]