Sou Ni Tilé

Sou Ni Tilé is an album by Malian duo Amadou & Mariam, released in 1999. It was their first album to be released internationally. The album reached No. 61 on the French albums chart. "Je Pense à Toi" reached No. 43 on the French singles chart.

Sou Ni Tilé
Studio album by Amadou & Mariam
Released	April 13, 1999 (1999-04-13)
Recorded	August 1997
Length	70:48
Label	Tinder PolyGram
Producer	Amadou Bagayoko Marc Antoine Moreau
Amadou & Mariam chronology
Se Te Djon Ye (1999) Sou Ni Tilé (1999) Tje Ni Mousso (2000)

In a review for Allmusic, Brian Beatty gave the album a rating of four stars out of five and described it as "mature, intelligent pop music".

Track listing

1. "Je Pense à Toi" (I Think of You) – 5:16
2. "Combattants" (Warriors) – 4:26
3. "Mouna" (I Wonder Why?) – 4:44
4. "Pauvre Type" (Poor Guy) – 4:35
5. "Dogons" – 4:04
6. "Baara" (Work) – 4:33
7. "Dounia" (The World) – 3:17
8. "A Radio Mogo" – 4:49
9. "Djandjola" (Adventure) – 4:06
10. "On Se Donne La Main" (Hand in Hand) – 4:34
11. "Mon Amour, Ma Chérie" (My Love, My Darling) – 5:23
12. "A Chacun Son Problème" – 4:40
13. "Teree La Sebin" (Evil Eye) – 5:33
14. "Toubala Kono" (Lonely Bird) – 5:22
15. "C'est La Vie" (That's Life) – 5:26

Personnel

Music

• Walde Baba Sissoko – tama
• Amadou Bagayoko – composer, guitar, vocals
• Shihab M'Ghezzi Bekhoughe – bass
• Sameh Catalan – violin
• Mariam Doumbia – vocals
• Sanata Doumbia – background vocals
• Barbara Teuntor Garcia – trumpet
• Alain Hatot – flute, transverse flute
• Idwar Iskandar – Arabian flute, flute, ney
• Johar Ali Khan  –violin
• Loïc Landois  –harmonica
• Matu – Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ
• Alberto Rodriguez – arranger, trombone
• Stephane San Juan – drums, percussion
• Babbaro Teunter Garcia – trumpet
• Awa Timbo – vocals, background vocals
• Andrés Viáfara – arranger, trombone

Production

• Jean-Philippe Allard – executive producer
• Amadou Bagayoko – producer
• Laurent Jaïs – engineer, mixing
• Sherif Megahed – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
• Marc Antoine Moreau – producer
• Daniel Richard – executive producer

Design

• Marie Laure Dagnaux – photography
• Thomas Delepière – photography
• Frederic Fauchet – liner notes, lyric translation
• Philippe Savoir – design, visuals