Yann Tambour / Boubacar Cissokho
I was perusing new music releases when I came across a new album from 'Stranded Horse', reminding me of Yann Tambour's folk project 'Thee, Stranded Horse' from 2007 ('Churning Strides') and by extension his earlier project 'Encre', quickly realizing it is the same artist just dropping the 'Thee'.
Clearly I haven't kept up with his work since his debut, but it was nonetheless exciting to see that Tambour has released a steady output of releases for me to catch up on. His second album (reworked songs of his debut) was a collaboration with renowned kora player Ballaké Sissoko, the last album of which before re-naming himself/the project to 'Stranded Horse'.
His most recent album 'The Warmth You Deserve' features another Sissoko (or Cissokho), Ballaké's younger cousin Boubacar, likewise a kora player. The pair initially collaborated on the 2016 album 'Luxe'.
His most recent album 'The Warmth You Deserve' features another Sissoko (or Cissokho), Ballaké's younger cousin Boubacar, likewise a kora player. The pair initially collaborated on the 2016 album 'Luxe'.
Have only had a chance to listen to this once, but the sound and style from his debut 18 years ago still seems largely intact, with the added accompaniment from Boubacar Cissokho's kora playing. Tambour seems to be the sole provider of the vocals, alongside his other instrumentation output, namely as a kora duo. The last three of his/their releases are available on vinyl.
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