NAKED VENUS B/W SIDE KICKS

A mysterious two-song release, licensed directly from a group?of Bamako musicians who, with the exception of the souku?master Zoumana Tereta, choose to remain anonymous.?These two Black Mango tracks are ethereal, hard-to-classify?artifacts, seemingly influenced in equal parts by Ali Farka?Tour' and Lou Reed. In fact, the titles of the songs namecheck?Reed's compositions, though they are clearly not cover?versions, as much as explorations on themes. Zoumana Tereta?is a legend of Malian music, having played his sokou, a?single-string, horse-hair violin, on albums by Oumou?Sangar', Bassekou Kouyat', Samba Tour', the?National Ensemble Instrumental du Mali, and many?others.?A1. Naked Venus?B1. Soft Kicks