Mogoya is the fifth studio album by Maliian singer-songwriter Oumou Sangaré.[6][7] It was released on 19 May 2017.

Mogoya
Studio album by
Released19 May 2017 (2017-05-19)
Length41:40
LabelNo Format![1]
Oumou Sangaré chronology
Seya
(2009)
Mogoya
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic86/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Robert ChristgauB+[1]
The Guardian[3]
Mojo[4]
PopMatters9/10[5]

Critical reception edit

Mojo wrote that "musically, the key track here may be 'Kamelemba,' with keyboard washes beneath the hunter’s harp, the kamele n'goni, and subtle phasing added."[4]

Track listing edit

No.TitleLength
1."Bena Bena"4:55
2."Yere Faga" (featuring Tony Allen, Ludovic Bruni, Vincent Taeger, Vincent Taurelle)5:11
3."Fadjamou" (featuring Tony Allen)4:35
4."Mali Niale"5:17
5."Kamelemba" (featuring Ludovic Bruni, Vincent Taeger, Vincent Taurelle)4:13
6."Djoukourou" (featuring Ludovic Bruni, Vincent Taeger, Vincent Taurelle)4:09
7."Kounkoun" (featuring Ludovic Bruni, Vincent Taeger, Vincent Taurelle)4:46
8."Minata Waraba"5:02
9."Mogoya"3:32

Charts edit

Chart Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 195
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 71
US World Albums (Billboard)[10] 15

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Robert Christgau: Album: Oumou Sangare: Mogoya". www.robertchristgau.com.
  2. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  3. ^ Denselow, Robin (20 May 2017). "Oumou Sangare: Mogoya review". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Oumou Sangaré – Mogoya". Mojo.
  5. ^ Pontecorvo, Adriane (7 June 2017). "PopMatters Review". PopMatters. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Mali's Oumou Sangaré Keeps Speaking Out On 'Mogoya'". NPR.org.
  7. ^ "Oumou Sangaré | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Oumou Sangaré – Mogoya" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Oumou Sangaré – Mogoya" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Oumou Sangare Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 May 2019.