Leni Stern
Spirit In the Water
Leni Stern's 2009 EP returns to Africa and beyond...
Singer/guitarist Leni Stern wraps her arms around a global sound on her striking new EP, ‘Sprit In the Water’. Fueled by recent journeys to India, Mali, Madagascar and elsewhere, Stern has delivered an intense collection of songs that combine South Indian Ragas (sung in the local dialect of Tamil) with haunting tales of African sorcerers, sung in Wollof, the language of Senegal, and more. Recording on analog tape, Stern creates a warm, soulful sound for the EP, recalling jazz and rock albums of the 1960’s.
leni stern: guitars, voice,
n’goni
mamadou ba: bass
will lee: bass
harvey wirht: drumset
tim keiper: drumset, shakers
brahim fribgane: oud
makan kouyate: kalabash
yacouba sissoko: kora
kofo: talking drum, voice
bassekou kouyate: jelly n'goni
ami sacko: vocals
mabarra soumanou: vocals
awa sango: vocals
haruna samake: camala n'goni
prince: calabash, tama
kofo: talking drum, vocals
solo doumbia: percussion
andara kouyate:
jelly n'goni, n'goni bas
produced by andy tommasi
and leni stern
engineered by andy tommasi, kona, and abou cisse
mixed by andy tommasi at bedford studio
World: African- West