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Ouanani
OriginMontreal, Quebec, Canada
GenresWorld
Years active2004 (2004)–present
Members
  • Gerardo Alvarez
  • Einar Escaf
  • Jean Girard-Arsenault
  • Salpi Guerrero Sanz
  • Leang Manjarres Wong
  • Febe Merab
  • Sadio Sissokho
  • Tomás Teheran
  • Diego Valbuena
Past members
  • Patrice Agbokou
  • Alexis Charrier
  • Elage Diouf
  • Jean-Emmanuel Duplan
  • Rachel Jeanty
  • Anne-Lise Nadeau
  • Marc-Antoine Olivier
  • Fritz Pageot
  • Stefano Pando
  • Ric'key Pageot
  • Samito
  • Wesli
Websitewww.ouanani.com

OUANANI is a world music group formed in 2004 in Montréal by Sadio "Djali Sadio" Sissokho from Dakar, Senegal and Jean "Jean Jean" Girard-Arsenault from Alma, Québec, Canada.

They play as a duo or with musicians from all over the world. They sing in many languages : French, Wolof, Khassonke, Spanish and English. With organic-electronic sounds and a self-deprecating sense of humour, OUANANI fuses Québec with Africa, Caribbean and Latin America.[1]

OUANANI tangles a wide variety of themes such as immigration, racism, love, seduction and surrealism.

Some of their accreditations include the following :

  • Album of the Week (ICI, 2008)
  • Three times #1 on CIBL's Francophone charts in 2008
  • Audience Award at The festival International de la Chanson de Granby in 2004

Discography

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Studio album

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"Vote etnik" produced by Jean Arsenault, Ouanani 2007 in Montreal, Canada

Single

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"La Chikunguña" (Ivan Duran mix, Stonetree Records, 2017) – 3:31 – Words & music : Jean Arsenault.

Produced and recorded in 2016-2017 by Jean Arsenault in Barranquilla & Palenque, Colombia and Montreal, Canada.

  • Flavio Andrés : Bass, Guitar
  • Jean Arsenault : Voice
  • Pocho Cien : Drum
  • Jorge "Salpi" Guerrero : Guitar
  • Febe Merab : Voice
  • Leang Manjarres Wong : Gaita
  • Ronnie Maury : Bass
  • Keila Miranda : Voice
  • Sadio Sissokho : Voice, djembe


  • Angel Alvarez : Photos
  • Manuel Angulo - ABC records : Edition
  • Jean Arsenault - Ouanani : Production, recording, edition
  • Ivan Duran - Stonetree Records : Recording, edition, mix, mastering
  • Einar Escaf - Einar Escaf Producciones : Recording, edition
  • Simon L'Espérance : Edition
  • Jean Massicotte - Studio Masterkut : Recording, edition
  • Tutuk Muntu : Graphic design

Video

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VIDEO

  • "Nous Matraquer" produced by CUTV and Ouanani, July 2012
  • Directed & edited by : Chico Peres, CUTV 2012
  • Kinetic Typing Animation : Hugo Alves
  • Cameraman : Chico Peres, Nawfal Zamani
  • Dance : Yesenia Pulido, P'andanza

SONG

  • Words : Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, Jean Charest, policier mal élevé, Alexander « Ramon Chicharrón » Betancur, Jean « Jean Jean » Girard-Arsenault, fille furieuse, Amir Khadir, Stéphane Hessel, Dominic Champagne, Charles de Gaulle
  • Music : Samuel « Samito » Matsinhe, Alexander « Ramon Chicharron » Betancur, Jean « Jean Jean » Girard-Arsenault, Sadio « Djali Sadio » Sissokho
  • Production : Jean "Jean Jean" Arsenault, Ouanani 2012
  • Recording, programmation, mix : Pablo Bonacina, Bonabona Musik 2012
  • Guitar, congas, voice : Alexander « Ramon Chicharron » Betancur
  • Kora, voice : Sadio « Djali Sadio » Sissokho
  • Voice : Jean « Jean Jean » Girard-Arsenault
  • Text correction : Marie-Julie Desrochers

References

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  1. ^ "Ouanani: Diverse band offers hope". Retrieved 11 June 2013.
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