{"title":"Stranded Horse","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"grand-rodeo","title":"Grand Rodeo","description":"\u003cp\u003eStranded Horse is a touring machine centred around composer, songwriter and instrument maker Yann Tambour. Whilst he had developed his own kora playing and teamed up with local player Boubacar Cissokho (cousin and protege of erstwhile Tambour collaborator Ballake Sissoko). In terms of repertoire, there is nothing to stop him from covering Joy Division, the Smiths or even Jackson C. Frank and the moving \"My Name is Carnival\". \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBehind Yann Tambour and his band Stranded Horse lies a faith in chance encounters, a belief that renewal is born out of chaos. They strive to skirt conventions and labels and wed together unexpected genres, rules and habits in an album of erratic wanderings, dance and trance, at a time when more and more get walled off by reluctance and suspicion. But a strange spell, it seems, was cast on our stranded horse since he chose to hit the dancefloor for the first time the very year nobody could. Yann Tambour was first known as Encre at the turn of the millennium. He was then whispering and stacking orchestral samples into a kind of spoken word electronica with an acoustic tinge. But in 2005, he decided to return to his early love for arpeggios and dusted off his classical guitar, all the while growing a fascination for the kora, an instrument symbolic of West-Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Stranded Horse doesn't forget to draw on the indie heritage that is still very much present, as evidenced by \"In A Sharper Fairway\", which may remind the most passionate folk fans of the folk- mindedness of Jackson C Franck. As for the choice of English or French, it is a natural one, whether it is a question of immersing oneself into the contemplative and poignant \"Sparks Turn To Stone\" or entering the frenzied dance of the irresistible \"Rumba du trépas\", the richness of the lyrics is reinforced by a voice stripped of all artifice, making each composition sincere and authentic. The same is true when, with Youssou N'Dour's permission, Stranded Horse adapts Star Band de Dakar's heady and vast \"Thiely\" from Wolof to French.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ici d'Ailleurs","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP | x2.","offer_id":50458693927243,"sku":"1153683","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Black | LP.","offer_id":50458693239115,"sku":"1153682","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/8568901f-df5b-4e94-bf57-fbd3a00dbe12_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727213060"},{"product_id":"the-warmth-you-deserve","title":"The Warmth You Deserve","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStranded Horse\u003c\/strong\u003e (aka Yann Tambour) released their second album \u003cem\u003eHumbling Tides\u003c\/em\u003e (Talitres) in early 2011, featuring ethereal melodies with a wandering spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYears before, Tambour had made a dramatic artistic shift away from the darker sound of Encre with \u003cem\u003eChurning Strides\u003c\/em\u003e (2007). This distinctive and bright work blended Anglo-Saxon folk with French chanson and Mandinka music, where classical guitar and kora arpeggios intertwined to create a timeless musical landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA residency in Dakar led to a pivotal meeting between Tambour and Bocar Cissokho, following Tambour's collaboration with Malian master Ballaké Sissoko. Cissokho (also known as Boubacar), who would go on to co-write most of Tambour's third album \u003cem\u003eLuxe\u003c\/em\u003e (2016), is the direct descendant of the musician who brought the Malian kora to Casamance. Their partnership proved essential to Tambour's musical journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing a wild escapade in the form of \u003cem\u003eGrand Rodeo\u003c\/em\u003e on the Ici D'Ailleurs label - a record of wandering, dancing, and trance - \u003cem\u003eThe Warmth You Deserve\u003c\/em\u003e is set to release on Talitres this April 4th. Written and recorded in Cotentin, where Tambour has made his home for over a decade, this new album marks a return to spellbinding simplicity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile Cissokho's influence was subtle in previous recordings, their decade of performing together has deepened their musical connection. This evolution shines through in all nine tracks, where their string instruments dance together in perfect harmony. The album's title track, \"\u003cem\u003eThe Warmth You Deserve\u003c\/em\u003e,\" speaks to finding comfort in turbulent times. Throughout the stripped-back arrangements, a newfound serenity emerges in Tambour's compositions, while Cissokho's distinctive kora playing weaves its way through the album like a golden thread.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Talitres","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":51529310568779,"sku":"R8632-5581","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":51529310601547,"sku":"R8632-1434","price":20.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP - Gold","offer_id":51529313780043,"sku":"R8632-6122","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/image007_4_e69cf79b-0c8c-4cb8-a32b-8e705c757fa1.jpg?v=1752284565"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/collections\/stranded-horse.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}