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This is a live concert performance audio from a video recorded November 28th, 2008 at L'Institute Culturel Français, Bamako Mali.

An Ni Sou is a traditional song from Mali that Michele brought to me to sing with her and to write my own verse in English. "An Ni Sou" is a good day wish to your fellow folk.

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AN NI SOU (English translation)
Bambara transcription available in CD booklet

LOVELY EVENING
THE COUNTRY IS SWEET
HEY TO THE GOOD CHILDREN OF MALI
LOVELY EVENING
WE WILL TALK THIS EVENING.
THOSE WHO HELP MALI KNOW THAT
MALI WILL NEVER BE SWEET
WITHOUT THE BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN
FOCUS ON OUR LEADERS
THE PEANUT HAS BECOME MONEY IN OUR HANDS
COTTON HAS BECOME MONEY IN OUR HANDS
THE AIR HAS BECOME MONEY IN OUR HANDS
HEY MALI IS SWEET
HEY GOOD MALI CHILDREN
LOVELY EVENING
WE ARE GOING TO TALK TONIGHT
A FAMILY THAT DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT
A FAMILY THAT DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH TO DRINK
A FAMILY THAT DOES NOT HAVE WORK
IS A FAMILY THAT WILL END UP IN SADNESS
GOD SAVE US FROM THIS

HEY HEY HEY HEY
IT WAS WE WHO SAID IT
WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH
IT WAS PAUL WHO SAID IT
HEY HEY HEY HEY
IT WAS KADI WHO SANG IT
WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH
IT'S MALI THAT SAYS IT
LOVELY EVENING

AN NI SOÛ.
WHEN I HEAL THE LAND
I FOLLOW VERY CAREFULLY
ON THE ROAD I GO
WITH MY LEADER I KNOW I GO FAR
GIVE ME HOPE
THAT I FIND A WAY TO KEEP MY HOME FOR YOU
GIVE ME HOPE
THAT I FIND A WAY TO FEED MY CHILD AND YOU
GIVE ME HOPE
THAT I FIND A WAY TO MAKE IT THROUGH WITH YOU

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from LoveIsALove, track released December 17, 2021
Elise Morris - vocals
Michele Kaniba Traoré - vocals

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EliseMorris New York, New York

Elise Morris is a singer/songwriter based in NYC. Her voice is heard by millions with the signature wail that opens the tv series “Cold Case." She was a featured vocalist and musician in Joe Jackson’s band for the "Heaven And Hell" tour.. In 2019 'Mardi Gras' charted #1 on the Billboard Jazz Digital Sales chart and “Unto Light Unbroken” reached #37 US iTunes Singer/Songwriter charts. ... more

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