Mark Ernestus presents Jeri-Jeri: Casamance

Ndagga 03 (12") - € 8.5
Frantic Jola tribal rhythm b/w raw, semi-acoustic production by Mark Ernestus
The opener is a traditional Jola rhythm, typically fast and energetic, with tuned, talking and kit drums swarming over a kind of skeletal downhome guitar, somewhere between blues and disco. The Mboup brothers make a soaring, impassioned plea for an end to division and bloodshed in their Casamance homeland. Then a more deeply dug-in, spaced-out funk, edgily spun from a Serer rhythm, underpinning Mbene’s reflective song about parental sacrifice. ‘Sama Yaye’, ‘My Mother’. Both with full instrumental versions.

Tracklisting:

with Ale & Khadim Mboup: Casamance

with Mbene Diatta Seck: Sama Yaye

Casamance Version

Sama Yaye Version