Lisboa Mistura 2009: Teatro São Luiz, 28 e 29 de Novembro

O nosso destaque vai para o concerto do André Cabaço no Domingo às 18h00.

Programação aqui:
http://www.teatrosaoluiz.pt/gca/?id=47

Agradecimentos a um visitante anónimo da CAL.

Oumou Sangaré no CCB: Sábado, dia 14 de Novembro, 21h

Fotografia de Christine Jaspars.

Nasceu em 25 de Fevereiro de 1968 em Bamako, e ganhou o cognome do pássaro-cantor do Wassolou. Começou a cantar aos 5 anos e aos 13 já sustentava a família.

Mulher de negócios activa tem negócios na área da agricultura e venda de automóveis (existe um carro com o seu nome Oum Sang). É também proprietária do Hotel Wassolou onde costuma actuar.

Ganhou um prémio da Unesco em 2001, e foi nomeada Embaixadora da Boa Vontade pela FAO em 2003 e nas suas músicas não se coibe de criticar o casamento de crianças, a poligamia e os problemas das mulheres tal como a desigualdade de direitos no casamento.

Tive a felicidade de assistir a um concerto desta senhora em 2007 em Sines onde a sua voz, a sua presença em palco, a simpatia e o empenhamento político demonstrado, deixaram o público rendido. Um grande músico emociona. Oportunidade também para ouvir o novo disco Seya, novo disco de originais depois de 6 anos de interregno e conhecer esta embaixadora do Mali e uma das responsáveis pela popularização do estilo Wassolou. Para além do talento todo é uma mulher belíssima. E está quase tudo dito.

Discografia:

Moussoulou(1991)

Ko Sira (1993)

Worotan (1996)

Oumou (2004)

Seya (2009)

Este ano já se falou dela aqui:
http://africalisboa.blogspot.com/2009/07/rainha-e-princesa.html

Esta é a sua página no MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/oumousangare

Fontes: wiki.en, npr.org, afrik.com

Tal como se suspeitava está confirmado em simultâneo por Beyoncé Knowles e Sigmund Freud: o tamanho importa.

I got a big ego, (hahaha)
I’m such a big ego, (hahaha)
I got a big, (hahaha), Ego,
She love my big, (hahaha), Ego,
So stroke my big, (hahaha), Ego,
I like to joke around a little bit but here we go,
Welcome to the wonderful world,
Of go play the earl coz,
Everything I throw up, blow up,
Talking to the girl,
She said, know what, grow up,
You nasty,
I don’t understand why they trippin’,
If you ask me,
Flow is just as nice as,
I admit the propane,
I just spit, probably,
Just raise the gas prices,
Everybody in the club,
Try and get as fresh as me,
What you want dog,
Trying to stay recession free,
And spit, refreshly,
When I rock the stadium,
You probably get sweaty,
You should bring a extra tee,
Now I’m standing next to Jay,
Who standing next to B,
You coulda been anywhere in the world,
But you’re here with me,
That’s good for ego,
Me and my ego,
And it go wherever we go,
My ego is my imaginary friend,
He was with me when I was only imagining,
I had dreams of the league,
One day I play Kobe,
I walk up the puff and he already know me,
Coulda let the dream killers, kill my self esteem,
Or use the arrogance as a steam that power my dreams,
And my ego,

It's on baby, let's get lost,
You don't need to call into work 'cause you're the boss,
For real, want you to show me how you feel,
I consider myself lucky, that's a big deal,
Why? Well, you got the key to my heart,
But you ain't gonna need it, I'd rather you open up my body,
And show me secrets, you didn't know was inside,
No need for me to lie,

It's too big, it's too wide,
It's too strong, it won't fit,
It's too much, it's too tough,
He talk like this 'cause he can back it up,
He got a big ego, such a huge ego,
I love his big ego, it's too much,
He walk like this 'cause he can back it up,

Usually I'm humble, right now I don't choose,
You can leave with me or you could have the blues,
Some call it arrogant, I call it confident,
You decide when you find on what I'm working with,
Damn I know I'm killing you with them legs,
Better yet them thighs,
Matter a fact it's my smile or maybe my eyes,
Boy you a site to see, kind of something like me,

It's too big, it's too wide,
It's too strong, it won't fit,
It's too much, it's too tough,
I talk like this 'cause I can back it up,
I got a big ego, such a huge ego,
But he love my big ego, it's too much,
I walk like this 'cause I can back it up,

I, I walk like this 'cause I can back it up
I, I talk like this 'cause I can back it up
I, I can back it up, I can back it up
I walk like this 'cause I can back it up


It's too big, it's too wide,
It's too strong, it won't fit,
It's too much, it's too tough,
He talk like this 'cause he can back it up,
He got a big ego, such a huge ego,
I love his big ego, it's too much,
He walk like this 'cause he can back it up,

Ego so big, you must admit,
I got every reason to feel like I'm that bitch,
Ego so strong, if you ain't know,
I don't need no beat, I can sing it with piano.