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Bamba Wotena (Amadu Bamba is Calling)

from The Great Peace by Kaira Ba

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Amadou Bamba Mbàcke (1853–1927) is a tremendously important figure in Senegal. He produced an impressive quantity of poems and tracts on meditation, rituals, work, and Qur’anic study, and was a leader in the struggle against French colonialism. During his French­imposed exile, stories emerged of Bamba's miraculous survival of torture, deprivation, and attempted executions. On a ship to Gabon, forbidden from praying, Bamba is said to have broken his leg­irons, leapt overboard into the ocean and prayed on a prayer rug that appeared on the

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from The Great Peace, released March 14, 2014

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Kaira Ba Pittsboro, North Carolina

Kaira Ba's music is steeped in ancient West African griot traditions, but propelled into the 21st century by the modernizing impulses of a rock band format. Cissokho's electrifying voice conveys timeless themes of mythology, migration, and and justice. Together, Kaira Ba's cross-continental music illuminates stories centuries-old; renewing their relevance in a globalized world. ... more

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