Mali duo Amadou and Mariam's sublime 'Sabali' was already a joy and the thought of a remix was a little scary but Theophilus London's take on it complements it beautifully.
'Sabali' appeared on Amadou and Mariam's (Mariam Doumbia on vocals and Amadou Bagayoko on guitar and vocals)
Welcome to Mali album from last year and was produced by Damon Alburn. Theophilus truly loves the song, which is a good start when thinking of recording your own version, "Man, the colors I saw when I heard this song..." Us too.
Amadou and Mariam 'Sabali' (Theophilus London remix):
Amadou and Mariam 'Sabali':
More at
myspace.com/amadouandmariam and
myspace.com/londonwave. Download your version at
thefader.com.