OUANANI is a world music group formed in 2004 in Montréal by Sadio "Djali Sadio" Sissokho from Dakar, Senegal and Jean "Jean Jean" Girard-Arsenault from Alma, Québec, Canada.
They play as a duo or with musicians from all over the world. They sing in many languages : French, Wolof, Khassonke, Spanish and English. With organic-electronic sounds and a self-deprecating sense of humour, OUANANI fuses Québec with Africa, Caribbean and Latin America.
OUANANI tangles a wide variety of themes such as immigration, racism, love, seduction and surrealism.
Some of their accreditations include the following : Album of the Week (ICI, 2008) Three times #1 on CIBL's Francophone charts in 2008 Audience Award at The festival International de la Chanson de Granby in 2004
Discography
Studio album
Vote etnik produced by Jean Arsenault, Ouanani 2007 in Montreal, Canada
Single
"La Chikunguña" (Ivan Duran mix, Stonetree Records, 2017) – 3:31 – Words & music : Jean Arsenault.
Produced and recorded in 2016–2017 by Jean Arsenault in Barranquilla and Palenque, Colombia and Montreal, Canada.
Flavio Andrés : Bass, Guitar Jean Arsenault : Voice Pocho Cien : Drum Jorge "Salpi" Guerrero : Guitar Febe Merab : Voice Leang Manjarres Wong : Gaita Ronnie Maury : Bass Keila Miranda : Voice Sadio Sissokho : Voice, djembe
Angel Alvarez : Photos Manuel Angulo - ABC records : Edition Jean Arsenault - Ouanani : Production, recording, edition Ivan Duran - Stonetree Records : Recording, edition, mix, mastering Einar Escaf - Einar Escaf Producciones : Recording, edition Simon L'Espérance : Edition Jean Massicotte - Studio Masterkut : Recording, edition Tutuk Muntu : Graphic design
Video
VIDEO
"Nous Matraquer" produced by CUTV and Ouanani, July 2012 Directed & edited by : Chico Peres, CUTV 2012 Kinetic Typing Animation : Hugo Alves Cameraman : Chico Peres, Nawfal Zamani Dance : Yesenia Pulido, P'andanza
SONG
Words : Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, Jean Charest, policier mal élevé, Alexander « Ramon Chicharrón » Betancur, Jean « Jean Jean » Girard-Arsenault, fille furieuse, Amir Khadir, Stéphane Hessel, Dominic Champagne, Charles de Gaulle Music : Samuel « Samito » Matsinhe, Alexander « Ramon Chicharron » Betancur, Jean « Jean Jean » Girard-Arsenault, Sadio « Djali Sadio » Sissokho Production : Jean "Jean Jean" Arsenault, Ouanani 2012 Recording, programmation, mix : Pablo Bonacina, Bonabona Musik 2012 Guitar, congas, voice : Alexander « Ramon Chicharron » Betancur Kora, voice : Sadio « Djali Sadio » Sissokho Voice : Jean « Jean Jean » Girard-Arsenault Text correction : Marie-Julie Desrochers
References
External links Official website Devoir's newspaper RFI - Quebec's Ouanani Republic Nous matraquer videoclip