Tagayet

Daniel Bouliane is a composer of film music who is determined and very involved in his creations. Daniel wanted this album to be as close as possible to daily life, with its happy moments and its more dramatic moments. This is an essential CD for all world music aficionados, as well as those who are looking for heady music.

This album is also related to a film named Tagayet (which means "in the middle of nowhere"). Tagayet is a small recently built village around a new well bored in the middle of the Sahara desert in Niger. This project was carried out thanks to the efforts of Louise Dallaire, the executive producer of the film, and the support of other friends and collaborators. We intend to collect enough funds with the "Tagayet" products (book, CD and film) to be able to return over there to build another well.

An eight-year old Pulaar child can be heard on the last piece of the album.

A CD that will leave nobody indifferent...to be discovered!.

From the Artist

This solo album, the first for me, is the result of a profound inspiration resulting from two quite different but mysteriously linked events: the death of a close friend and the travel adventure to Niger of another friend who is a film producer.

Tagayet shows how it is possible to lift the wall of unconsciousness between the poor countries of Africa and us. It underlines the importance to see through this wall "in the middle of nowhere", and reminds us that we can do something, that we must do something. Beyond our barriers and vicious circles, there is hope!

As I have experienced it myself, I invite you to a profoundly human travel experience through the desert...often interior...to find the hope that lives in each one of us. I also invite you to dance to the African-inspired rhythms and to let yourself be taken by the magic of the music of Tagayet.

 

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