backing vocals Fatoumata Coulibaly
backing vocals Maimouna Ouedrago
tracks c10 backing vocals Mariam Koné
tracks c10 backing vocals Pamela Badjogo
coordinator [artistic coordinator] Oran Mullan
djembe Amadou Dembélé
dunun [doundoun superposé] Abdou Diallo
dunun [doundoun] Mamadou Dembélé
guitar, keyboards, drums, drum programming, electric piano Jacknife Lee
hair, make-up Awa Diop
hair, make-up Ndieme Ngom
lead guitar Salif Kone
mastered by John Davis
mixed by Jacknife Lee
music director [artistic director] Valerie Malot
ngoni [kamale ngoni] Harouna Samake
photography by Karen Paulina Biswell
producer Jacknife Lee
tracks a4 recorded by Aba Sangaré
recorded by Liam Farrell
tracks a1 to a3, b5 to c9 recorded by Patrick Ruffino
recorded by Yaya Samaké
tracks c10 recorded by [assisted by] Lassine Simintao
songwriter Jacknife Lee
songwriter Rokia Koné
stylist Cheikh Kébé
stylist [assisted by] Fatima Charlotte Diagne
stylist [assisted by] Madjiguene Samb
synthesizer [minimoog bass] Llorenç Barceló
talking drum [tama] Amadou Sissoko
technician [session preparation] Matt Bishop
vocals Rokia Koné
Phonographic Copyright (p) Real World Records Ltd.
Copyright (c) Real World Records Ltd.
Record Company Real World Records Ltd.
Recorded At Baniko House
Recorded At Radio Libre, Bamako
Recorded At Studio Teriya Mali Production
Recorded At Es Cuartet Studio
Recorded At The Garage, Topanga Canyon
Mixed At The Garage, Topanga Canyon
Mastered At Metropolis Mastering
Published By 3D Family Publishing
Published By France Media Monde
Published By RFI Talent
Published By Besme
Published By Kobalt Music Group Limited
Gatefold sleeve. 16 page full color photo and lyrics book included.

Rokia’s vocals recorded by Patrick Ruffino in Paris, May – July 2018, except ‘N’yanyan’ (A4), recorded by Aba Sangaré a.k.a. Le Dynozor at Baniko House in Bamako, August 2020, and ‘Mansa Soyari’(C10), recorded by Liam Farrell, assisted by Lassine Simintao, at Radio Libre in Bamako, 2016.

Lead guitar, djembe, doundoun, tama and Maïmouna and Fatoumata’s vocals recorded by Yaya Samaké at Studio Teriya Mali Production, Bamako, May – July 2018.

Kamele ngoni and Pamela and Mariam’s vocals recorded by Liam Farrell, assisted by Lassine Simintao, at Radio Libre in Bamako, 2016.

Minimoog bass recorded at Es Cuartet Studio, Manacor, Mallorca, May 2018.

Jacknife Lee’s parts recorded at The Garage, Topanga Canyon, California, May – August 2020.

Mixed by Jacknife Lee at The Garage, Topanga Canyon, California, September 2020. Session preparation by Matt Bishop.

All songs written by Rokia Koné & Garret “Jacknife” Lee, Published by 3D Family Publishing & France Media Monde – RFI Talent / Besme, administered by Kobalt Music Group Ltd.

Photography: Karen Paulina Biswell on Gorée Island, Senegal, June 2021

A Real World Design

Original lyric translations into French by Aba Sangaré a.k.a. Le Dynozor. Bambara transcription and initial English translations by Coleman Donaldson. English adaptations by Oran Mullan. With thanks to Wilfred Willey.

Thanks:
First and above all, Rokia thanks Allah the Almighty. Rokia and Jacknife would like to thank Valérie Malot, Cynthia Rambaud and all at 3D Family, Aba Sangaré a.k.a. Le Dynozor, all of the musicians and singers who feature on this record, Amanda Jones, Oran Mullan and all at Real World, Jill Hollywood, Erica McDaniel and Universal Audio, Matt Bishop, Daniel Lieuze & France Media Monde – RFI Talent, Joseph Gaye Ramaka, Paulo Albeho, Ndiaga Bamba, Dudu Sarr, Felipe Cabrera and the wonderful people of Gorée Island.
Barcode: 884108009772 (Scanned)
Barcode: 8 84108 00977 2 (Text)
Matrix / Runout: 01109360-A-1 (Runout side A)
Matrix / Runout: 01109360-B-1 (Runout side B)
Matrix / Runout: 01109360-C-1 (Runout side C)