A response in music to the film 'Timbuktu' by Abderrahmane Sissako and a rendering of the film essay 'Talking Timbuktu (Re-Definition)' I have written about it - which can be read here: www.zizoucinema.com

1. Allah U Akbar - Brand Nubian
[In God We Trust, Elektra, 1992]

2. Definition - Mos Def & Tabli Kweli Are Black Star
[Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star, Rawkus, 1998]

3. Water Get No Enemy - Fela Kuti
[Expensive Shit, Soundworkshop Records, 1975]

4. Sing About Me, Dying Of Thirst - Kendrick Lamar
[Good Kid, m.A.A.d City, Interscope, 2012]

5. Act Too (The Love Of My Life) - The Roots
[Things Fall Apart, MCA Records, 1999]

6. Morning - Yusef Lateef
[Jazz Mood, Savoy Records, 1957]

7. Ishmael - Dollar Brand
[The Children of Africa, Enja, 1976]

8. Mali Sadio - Toumani Diabaté's Symmetric Orchestra 
[Boulevard de l'Indépendence, World Circuit, 2006]

9. Um Canto De Afoxé Para O Bloco Do Ilê
[Cores, Nomes, Philips, 1982]

Zizou Cinema: Volume One

Talking Timbuktu (Re-Definition) SoundText

A response in music to the film 'Hyenas' by Djibril Diop Mambéty and a rendering of the film essay 'Ghosting, Memory + Time (A Haunting)' I have written about it - which can be read here: www.zizoucinema.com

1. Deimos – Ashley Henry 
[Ashley Henry's 5ive ‎(LP, Album, Ltd), Jazz Re:freshed, jrf0006, UK, 2016]

2. Whistling Away The Dark – Abbey Lincoln 
[Talking To The Sun ‎(LP, Album), Enja Records, 4060, Germany, 1984]

3. Sleight Of Time – Cassandra Wilson 
[Glamoured ‎(2xLP, Album), Blue Note, 7243 5 81860 1 7, Europe, 2003]

4. Desire – José James 
[The Dreamer ‎(LP, Album, 180), Brownswood Recordings, BWOOD026LP, UK, 2008]

5. It's Just Begun (Just Begin Rework by Theo Parrish, Dego, Akwasi Mensah) - A Race of Angels 
[Just Begin ‎(12" vinyl), Wildheart Recordings, WHR002, UK, 2014]

6. Schizophrenia – The Ultimate Cirius B Crew 
[Subversive Activity (Album), Blackout Studios, 2003]

7. Unnecessary Begging – Fela Kuti 
[No Bread ‎(LP, Album), Soundworkshop Records, SWS-1003, Nigeria, 1975]

8. Honesty – Najite Olokun Prophecy 
[Africa Before Invasion ‎(CD, Album), Sofa Disk, EFA SF001, EFA#27055-2, Europe, 2002]

9. Cranes In The Sky – Solange 
[A Seat At The Table ‎(2xLP, Album), Columbia, Saint Records, 88985387471, US, 2016]

10. Stakes Is High feat. Talib Kweli & Posdnuos – Miguel Atwood-Ferguson 
[Mochilla Presents Timeless: Suite For Ma Dukes - The Music Of James "J Dilla" Yancey ‎(2xLP, Album), Mochilla, MOLP-008, US, 2010]

11. Ghost (VITL Remix) – Lianne La Havas 
[Blood ‎(LP, Album), Warner Bros. Records, 0825646117789, Europe, 2015]

Ghosting, Memory + Time (A Haunting)

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