Keeping an ear to the ground for today's Malian sounds, these tunes were specially recorded for this release and feature inspirational new artists yet to be heard outside their homeland. Lost In Mali opens with an immersive sound-scape from the streets of Mali; children's lilting laughter peppers the lower ululations of wise adult chatter, grinding work sounds and distant honking traffic. Woven into the commonplace sounds of everyday life, we can hear the cadence and rhythms of Malian music bound deeply within. Riverboat Records' 'Lost In…' series beams you straight to far flung locations. What's more, all of the tracks presented here are new and original recordings by brand-new artists. This is the music that really is out there and being listened to right now. The album was compiled by on-the-ground experts Philippe Sanmiguel and Paul Chandler. Sanmiguel manages and produces Malian artists such as Samba Touré and Anansy Cissé, while Chandler runs Studio Mali, a production company, recording studio and record label based in Bamako.