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
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