Nord Bleus by Bounaly
PLM 013
Nord Bleus by Bounaly
Plum Book's first international release, Nord Bleus (North Blues) is 4 songs that will get you on your feet and make you stay there from start to finish. Auto-tuned vocals float over layers of hypnotic melodies, and Bounaly's overdriven guitar riffs trade off with horns, keys and sometimes other vocalists.
We came across Bounaly's music through instagram and started up a relationship, agreed to put out these songs on our humble label. We're all very excited to share these songs, and even more excited to bump them year round.
Bounaly (Ali Traoré) was born in 1994 in Niafunke from a Bambara father and a Songhoy mother. He sings in many languages including Songhai, Fula, and Bambara. He started his career in Niafunké which is the city of the late Ali Farka Touré and his own uncle, Afel Bocoum. After fighting in Northern Mali intensified, he came to settle in Bamako to make be able to continue making music.
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Ali "Bounaly" Traore, born in 1994 in Niafounke, Mali. Growing up under the influence of musical giants, including uncle Afel Boucoum, Bounaly started playing guitar at the age of 10. Fleeing to Bamako during the 2012 conflict, Bounaly carved a unique career his versatile style, from racucous wedding shredding, nostalgic acoustic fingerpicking to modern, synth-infused productions,