Sou Ni Tilé Explained
| Sou Ni Tilé |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Amadou & Mariam |
| Cover: | Sou-ni-tile.jpg |
| Recorded: | August 1997 |
| Label: | Tinder
PolyGram |
| Producer: | Amadou Bagayoko
Marc Antoine Moreau |
| Prev Title: | Se Te Djon Ye |
| Prev Year: | 1999 |
| Next Title: | Tje Ni Mousso |
| Next Year: | 2000 |
Sou Ni Tilé is an album by Malian duo Amadou & Mariam, released in 1999. It was their first album to be released internationally. The album reached No. 61 on the French albums chart. "Je Pense à Toi" reached No. 43 on the French singles chart.
In a review for Allmusic, Brian Beatty gave the album a rating of four stars out of five and described it as "mature, intelligent pop music".
Track listing
- "Je Pense à Toi" (I Think of You) – 5:16
- "Combattants" (Warriors) – 4:26
- "Mouna" (I Wonder Why?) – 4:44
- "Pauvre Type" (Poor Guy) – 4:35
- "Dogons" – 4:04
- "Baara" (Work) – 4:33
- "Dounia" (The World) – 3:17
- "A Radio Mogo" – 4:49
- "Djandjola" (Adventure) – 4:06
- "On Se Donne La Main" (Hand in Hand) – 4:34
- "Mon Amour, Ma Chérie" (My Love, My Darling) – 5:23
- "A Chacun Son Problème" – 4:40
- "Teree La Sebin" (Evil Eye) – 5:33
- "Toubala Kono" (Lonely Bird) – 5:22
- "C'est La Vie" (That's Life) – 5:26
Personnel
- Music
- Walde Baba Sissoko – tama
- Amadou Bagayoko – composer, guitar, vocals
- Shihab M'Ghezzi Bekhoughe – bass
- Sameh Catalan – violin
- Mariam Doumbia – vocals
- Sanata Doumbia – background vocals
- Barbara Teuntor Garcia – trumpet
- Alain Hatot – flute, transverse flute
- Idwar Iskandar – Arabian flute, flute, ney
- Johar Ali Khan –violin
- Loïc Landois –harmonica
- Matu – Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ
- Alberto Rodriguez – arranger, trombone
- Stephane San Juan – drums, percussion
- Babbaro Teunter Garcia – trumpet
- Awa Timbo – vocals, background vocals
- Andrés Viáfara – arranger, trombone
- Production
- Jean-Philippe Allard – executive producer
- Amadou Bagayoko – producer
- Laurent Jaïs – engineer, mixing
- Sherif Megahed – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
- Marc Antoine Moreau – producer
- Daniel Richard – executive producer
- Design
- Marie Laure Dagnaux – photography
- Thomas Delepière – photography
- Frederic Fauchet – liner notes, lyric translation
- Philippe Savoir – design, visuals
