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June 30, 2005
Daby Toure: DIAM! 和平
左图：Daby Toure [DIAM] released by Real World in 2004
右图：Daby Toure at WOMAD 04 (copyright Philip Ryalls)
TOURE家族近两代人的故事听起来象个神话——从前，有四兄弟住在马里附近的小村子，以捕鳄并制作鳄鱼皮制品为生。大概是因为干旱或者是过度捕捉的原因，鳄鱼数量大大减少，这个家族不得不另谋生路。四兄弟各自选择了一个方向四散而去，从此再也没有见面。其中一个叫“Daby Toure”跑到了塞内加尔最南边的省份Casamance，娶了四个老婆，生了一群孩子。不知道是什么原因，这一支Toure家的人有着良好的音乐天赋，其中一个叫“Hamidou Toure”的毛里塔尼亚当上了医生，娶了个有一半摩尔人血统的漂亮女人，生了儿子，取名还是叫“Daby Toure”，用以纪念他的祖父。当地人种混杂，Daby Toure从小就生活在不同文化和语言交融的环境里，除了学习各种语言和音乐之外，种田、放牛样样都能干。他后来回忆起这段乡村童年的经历时说：“……艰难的乡村生活是我一生中最重要的时期，因为我在那里被铸造成形。”在那些天鹅绒般温暖的夜晚，他和小伙伴们用罐头盒、铁桶、纸箱练习音乐节奏，有时候还会被邀请去婚礼上表演。
虽然他父亲Hamidou一直反对他以音乐为职业，Daby还是利用各种机会学习各种乐器，还从收音机里收听西方流行音乐，一边听一边学。1989年，正是毛里塔尼亚政局不稳、民族之间冲突严重的当口，Daby父亲的兄弟邀请他父亲加入Toure Kunda乐队，于是他随同父亲到了巴黎，这对于18岁的Daby来说，简直大开眼界，接触到了更多的音乐学习机会，还和堂弟搞了个名叫“Toure Toure”的乐队……再后来，尽管乐队和一些致力于搞法国融合爵士的法国音乐人合作，出版了一张在法国颇受欢迎的专辑[Ladde]，而且还开了百十来场演唱会，Daby却对乐队的发展很不满意。看起来媒体和听众对根源非洲的音乐和舞蹈更感兴趣。Daby认为：“我演奏的音乐其根基在于探索和原创。正象画家一起床就要画画一样，我一早起来，就抱着吉他开始工作。我不知道自己要去哪里，但我一直往前走。”
Daby把自己锁在房间里，用家里的设备开始写歌编曲。他自己作曲、编曲、演奏、混音，逐渐形成了个人化风格十分明显的音乐。经过这样几年的努力，Daby又和电子音乐高手Cyrille Dufay组队，出版了充满探索和实验色彩的专辑：[Diam]，也就是“和平”的意思。不过这乡下来的同学所讲的和平和始皇帝的和平大大不同，Daby在音乐里讲述着自己的经历、周围的人、他的家庭、自由和那些艰苦的岁月，他的“和平”是一个人内心深处的渴望。因为Daby知道自己从哪里来，这让他可以毫无畏惧地大胆前行。
Daby Toure的声音有点象IDIR，是不是沙漠边缘的人都有这样飘啊飘的声音？
[DIAM]
01 Iris - Iris is a song about those who've been deprived of their freedom. It's written in an imaginary language: I want to leave and fly far away, towards freedom.
02 Mi Wawa - It's important respect your own roots, just as it is to embrace those of others.
03 Dendecuba - A homage to my ancestors and my grandparents on both sides.
04 Yaw - A man puts all his faith into his relationship with a woman. She ends up betraying him.
05 Kelimanta - Two young people are attracted to one other, but their shyness threatens to spoil everything.
06 Mi Malama - A man declares his happiness; about being born in Fouta and seeing the sun rise, about greeting the rainy season and seeing his herd grow, and about being amongst his own people.
07 Mansa - Mansa means 'king'. Almani Samory Toure was a noble Emperor who defended his people against the invader. His empire was called Le Wasoulou.
08 Hammadi - A homage to Hammadi Tene, a great dancer who made us dream when we were young.
09 Hassina - A friend sings to try and reunite a couple who are going through difficult times.
10 Wadiur - At home in Mauritania, parents are sacred and we owe them love and tenderness. This song speaks to those who leave and forget their family.
11 Bary - Bary is a shepherd. He worries for both his family and his herd as the rains don't always come when hoped for.
12 I Dagua - In life, I've seen important people praised and worshipped and today they have disappeared. Be good to the people who are around you, and to the world in general, not just those with influence, as you never know what the future holds.
13 Fabe - For the children of the world, orphaned and lonely.
Posted by david at June 30, 2005 11:50 AM
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google "Just a perfect day" 的时候link到你这里，你的豆瓣美女还在吗？^__^
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david: 当然还在啊..回头拍点豆瓣的最新生活照
Posted by: Sabrina at July 1, 2005 12:06 PM
无意中看到这个blog，很漂亮，也很喜欢～
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david: thanx 4 ur comments..
Posted by: Taikonaut at June 30, 2005 10:12 PM