Maison Des Jeunes

Studio album by Africa Express

Released

9th December 2013

Recorded

2013 - Africa

Genre

African music

Length

47:04

Label

Honest Jon's/EMI/Transgressive Records

Producer

Damon Albarn, Two Inch Punch, Remi Kabaka, Lil' Silva, David Maclean, Batoma Sidibé, Olugbenga, Brian Eno, Ghostpoet

Damon Albarn chronology

Dr. Dee
(2012)

Maison Des Jeunes
(2013)

Everyday Robots
(2014)

Maison Des Jeunes is a 2013 album by musician Damon Albarn in collaboration with African musicians for the Africa Express project that Albarn launched in early 2013.

Background

In October 2013, Damon Albarn spearheaded a week-long trip to Mali by a group of musicians including Brian Eno, Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Nick Zinner, members of Metronomy & Django Django, Holy Other, Lil Silva, Cid Rim, Two Inch Punch, and more. There, they collaborated with Malian musicians. The result is an album called Africa Express Presents: Maison Des Jeunes, out digitally on December 9 via Transgressive.

The record is a continuation of Albarn's Africa Express project, where western and African artists collaborate. (The previous year it resulted in a train tour across the UK). It was recorded in a temporary studio set up in a city youth club called Maison Des Jeunes. There will be an album launch event on December 9 at London's Oval Space, and featured the debut UK performances by Songhoy Blues and Kankou Kouyaté, plus Ghostpoet, Metronomy's Olugbenga Adelekan, and Django Django's David Maclean. It'll also feature the UK premiere of the documentary on the 2012 Africa Express train tour.^[1]

Track list

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Fantainfalla Toyi Bolo" (Adama Koita)	Two Inch Punch	3:37
2.	"Soubour" (Songhoy Blues)	Nick Zinner & Remi Kabaka	3:38
3.	"Season Change" (Ghostpoet featuring. Doucoura & Damon Albarn)	Two Inch Punch & Damon Albarn	3:57
4.	"Dougoudé Sarrafo" (Bijou)	Damon Albarn	3:28
5.	"Bouramsy" (Lil' Silva)	Lil' Silva	3:49
6.	"Rapou Kanou" (Tal B Halala)	Two Inch Punch	3:23
7.	"Yamore" (Gambari featuring. Kankou Kouyaté)	Damon Albarn	5:56
8.	"Chanson Denko Tapestry" (Yacouba Sissoko Band)	Brian Eno	5:01
9.	"Deni Kelen Be Koko" (Lobi Traoré Band)	David Maclean	5:46
10.	"Farafina" (Moussa Traoré)	Damon Albarn	5:16
11.	"Latégué" (Tiemoko Sogodogo)	Brian Eno	3:13

Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Djoti Sayoro Don" (Ko Kan Ko Sata)	Damon Albarn & Two Inch Punch
13.	"Milk" (Remi Kabaka featuring. Batoma Sidibé)	Remi Kabaka & Batoma Sidibé
14.	"Wade in the Water" (Gambari & Olugbenga)	Olugbenga
15.	"Man Nyale Totebereye" (Tiemoko Sogodogo)	Brian Eno
16.	"Another Power Cut"	Damon Albarn

References

↑ http://pitchfork.com/news/53002-damon-albarn-brian-eno-nick-zinner-holy-other-detail-africa-express-album/

Damon Albarn

Solo albums	Everyday Robots (2014)

Collaborations	Mali Music (2002) The Good, the Bad & the Queen (2007) Kinshasa One Two (2011) Rocket Juice & the Moon (2012) Leave-Taking (2012) Maison Des Jeunes (2013)

Soundtrack albums	Ravenous (1999) 101 Reykjavík (2001) Journey to the West (2008) Dr Dee (2012)

Singles	"Herculean" "Kingdom of Doom" "Green Fields" "Everyday Robots" "Lonely Press Play/Hollow Ponds" "Mr Tembo" "Heavy Seas of Love" (featuring Brian Eno)

Collaborators	Tony Allen Jamie Hewlett Richard Russell Paul Simonon Mike Smith Simon Tong

Theatre	Monkey: Journey to the West (2007) Dr Dee (2011) Wonder.land (2015)

Related articles	Discography Blur Gorillaz Honest Jon's Olly and Suzi Monkey: Journey to the West Democrazy

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