Stranded Horse

NEWS

BIO

Stranded Horse (aka Yann Tambour)’s second album Humbling Tides was released by Talitres in early 2011. It featured ethereal melodies and a wandering spirit. Years before, Tambour had made a dramatic artistic shift away from the darker sound of his electronic/orchestral project Encre with Churning Strides (2007). This distinctive and bright work blended Anglo-Saxon folk with French chanson and Mande music, where classical guitar and kora arpeggios intertwined to create a timeless musical landscape.

A residency in Dakar led to a pivotal meeting between Tambour and Boubacar Cissokho, following Tambour’s collaboration with Malian master Ballaké Sissoko. Boubacar, who would go on to co-write most of Tambour‘s third album Luxe (2016), is the direct descendant of the musician who brought the kora from Mali to Casamance. Their partnership proved essential to Tambour‘s musical journey. Following a wild escapade in the form of Grand Rodeo on the Ici D’Ailleurs label—a record of wandering, dance and trance—The Warmth You Deserve is set to be released on Talitres on April 4th.

Written and recorded in Western Normandy, where Tambour grew up and moved back just under a decade ago after spells in various cites such as Paris, Bristol, Brussels or Marseilles, this new album marks a return to spellbinding simplicity. While Cissokho‘s contributions were previously scattered across their recordings, a decade of live performances has given him a prominent role in the music. This evolution shines through on all nine tracks, where their string instruments intertwine in perfect harmony.

The album’s title track, The Warmth You Deserve, 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 is the golden thread weaving its way through the album.

LINE-UP

SOLO or DUO
Yann Tambour : kora, guitar, vocals
Boubacar Cissokho : kora

LINKS

PRESS

  • The Guardian

    “In the Green Man Cafe, it’s the folk upstarts who shine. (…) Stranded Horse, aka Yann Encre, is a serious young Frenchman who plays acoustic guitar and kora simultaneously, his dark songs demanding, and getting, hushed respect.” 

  • The Sunday Times

    “He plucks cascades of twinkling notes from a 21-string kora and his studiously subdued vocals in French and English now suggest the timeless tunes of some travelling medieval troubadour(…) all visionary declamations and potent silences” Stewart Lee

  • Songlines

    “Never before has anyone taken the kora and done such stylish and effortlessly cool things with it.” 

  • Uncut

    “Slyly funny, subtly odd stuff.”

  • Rolling Stone

    “An ever-inspired, folk-leaning acoustic project”

CONTACT

Booking : Julien Bitaudeau
Press : Jean-Philippe Béraud
Promo : Varvara Papaspanopoulou

TAGS

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  • 14
    Mar.
    2025

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    Vevey (CH)
    Le Bout du Monde
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    2025

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    Saint Claude…
    La Fraternelle - Maison…
  • 25
    Mar.
    2025

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    Rezé (44)
    La Soufflerie
  • 26
    Mar.
    2025

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    Pantin (93)
    Les Relais Solidaires
  • 27
    Mar.
    2025

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    Colmar (68)
    Grillen (orga. Hiero)
  • 04
    Apr.
    2025

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    Cherbourg (50)
    Le Buisson
  • 24
    Apr.
    2025

    Stranded Horse

    Allonnes (72)
    Théâtre de Chaoué
  • 30
    Apr.
    2025

    Stranded Horse

    Marseille (13)
    Le Théâtre de l'Œuvre
  • 01
    May
    2025

    Stranded Horse

    Fribourg (CH)
    La Tour Vagabonde
  • 04
    May
    2025

    Stranded Horse

    Altötting (CH)
    Stanser Musiktage, Gnadenkapelle
  • 21
    May
    2025

    Stranded Horse

    Paris (75)
    L'Archipel (release party)
  • 12
    Jun.
    2025

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    Chambéry (73)
    La Soute
  • 26
    Jun.
    2025

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    Fougères (35)
    Le Coquelicot
  • 06
    Jul.
    2025

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    Rennes (35)
    Les Tombées de la…
  • 22
    Jul.
    2025

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    Grandrieu (48)
    Tête de Block
  • 21
    Sept.
    2025

    Stranded Horse

    Thourotte (60)
    Espace Culturel de Thourotte
  • 'Right No Wrongs with No Arms' (official video, 2025)
  • 'So high' live au Consulat, Paris 2023 (vidéo par Vincent Moon)
  • 'So high' (Session Acoustique, Le Cargo !, 2022)
  • 'Misty Mist' (Session Acoustique, Le Cargo !, 2022)
  • 'Monde' (Session Acoustique, Le Cargo !, 2022)
  • 'So High' live au New Morning, Paris 27/03/23
  • 'Le Sel' live au New Morning, Paris 27/03/23

  • Festival 36h St Eustache, 2017
  • 'Avalanche' (Leonard Cohen cover) by Thomas Rabillon, 2016
  • 'Monde' (written, edited and directed by eieio & Yann Tambour)
  • STRANDED HORSE SEXTET 'Refondre les hémisphères' (filmed by Sourdoreille at Centre FGO-Barbara, Paris, 2016)
  • 'And the Shoreline It Withdrew In Anger'

  • 'Le Bleu et l'Éther' (A take away show, filmé par La Blogothèque)

  • 'Tainted Days' live La Maroquinerie, Paris 2011, shot by Sigried Duberos
  • 'Swaying Eel' live au Café de la Danse, Paris - Eldorado Festival par HibOO

DISCOGRAPHIE

  • The Warmth You Deserve

    Talitres2025
    LP / CD / Digital

  • Grand Rodeo

    Ici, d'ailleurs2021
    CD / LP / Digital

  • Luxe

    Talitres2016
    CD / LP / digital

  • Transmission / A Faint Light

    Talitres2013
    7

  • Humbling Tides

    Talitres2011
    CD / LP / Digital

  • Thee, Stranded Horse & Ballake Sissoko

    Talitres2008
    LP / Digital

  • Churning Strides

    Talitres2007
    CD / Digital

Past shows

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  • DateCountryCityVenuewith 
  • 11/30/2024FranceParis (75018)Festival Monte le son, Bibliothèque Robert Sabatierinfos
  • 11/29/2024FranceSaint Grégoire (35)Médiathèque Paul Ruaudel (complet)infos
  • 11/15/2024SuisseYverdon-les-Bains (CH)L'AmalgameAboulaye Kouyaté & Vincent Zanetti infos event
  • 11/08/2024FranceSaint Pair sur Mer (50)Le Rayon Vert event
  • 11/07/2024FranceChatenay Malabry (92)L'Azimut - Les concerts du Pédiluveinfos event
  • 11/06/2024FranceFougères (35)Le Coquelicot (REPORTÉ)infos event
  • 11/05/2024FranceFécamp (76)Théâtre Le Passage (COMPLET)infos event
  • 10/20/2024FranceAillac (24)Le Séchoir d’Aillac infos event
  • 10/02/2024FranceRoubaix (59)La Cave aux Poètes, 'Dé-Fête'Papier Tigreinfos event
  • 09/29/2024FranceSaint Nazaire (44)Le VIP, 'Dé-Fête'Papier Tigreinfos event
  • 09/20/2024FranceCréon (33)Laruralinfos event
  • 09/15/2024FranceBordeaux (33)Guinguette Chez Alriqinfos event
  • 09/14/2024FranceMontpellier (34)Les Internationales de la guitare (Les 24 heures démentes - Hôtel d'Aurès)infos event
  • 07/06/2024FranceGenève (CH)Théâtre de l'Orangerieinfos event
  • 02/29/2024FranceMontreuil (93)La MarbrerieMelingoinfos event
  • 12/10/2023FranceBarberaz (Chambéry) (73)Le Brin de Zincinfos event
  • 12/09/2023FranceGap (05)Le Gorille event
  • 12/08/2023FranceMâcon (71)Matilda infos event
  • 12/07/2023FranceParis (75)Le Consulat (orga. Souffle Collectif) infos event
  • 12/06/2023BelgiqueBruxelles (BE)Le Botaniqueinfos event
  • 12/01/2023FranceGranvilleGalerie Horizons Partagés
  • 11/08/2023FranceParis (75)Concert secretinfos
  • 11/07/2023FranceParis (75)Café Comets (COMPLET)infos event
  • 10/28/2023FranceLautrec (81)Café Plùminfos event
  • 10/27/2023FranceSégur-le-Château (19)La Ruelle (COMPLET) event
  • 10/26/2023FranceLa Réole (33) La Petite Populaire (COMPLET) event
  • 09/29/2023ItalieBologne (IT)AngelicA - Centro di Ricerca Musicale - Theatro San Leonardo infos event
  • 08/26/2023FranceSchiltigheim (67)Madame Café event
  • 08/22/2023FranceSaint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat (06)Les Nocturnes de la Villa Ephrussi de Rothschildduo avec la chorégraphe Marion Motin
  • 07/28/2023FranceLille (59)La Bulle Caféinfos event
  • 02/16/2018FranceAngersJoker's Pub (TRIO)infos event
  • 02/15/2018FranceRezéLa Soufflerie - Théâtre Municipal de Rezé (QUINTET)infos event
  • 02/02/2018FranceGranvilleMédiathèque de Granville (TRIO) event
  • 12/02/2017FranceHouilles (78)Médiathèque (SOLO)infos event
  • 11/18/2017FranceParisFestival Monte le Son, Médiathèque Musicale de Paris (DUO)infos event
  • 10/13/2017FrancePlerin (22)Médiathèque de Plerin (DUO)infos
  • 07/07/2017FranceRennesFestival les Tombées de la Nuit, Auditorium du Conservatoire de Rennesinfos event
  • 07/06/2017FranceNantesMusée d'Arts de Nantesinfos
  • 07/05/2017FranceParisCHU Jean Quarré (trio)infos event
  • 06/20/2017FranceParisFestival 36h de Saint-Eustache (QUINTET)Halo Maud, Buvette, Rubin Steiner, Yeti Lane, Petit Princeinfos event
  • 06/17/2017FranceNancray (25)Musée des maisons comtoise (TRIO)infos event
  • 06/16/2017FranceLyonLe Bal des Fringants (TRIO)infos event
  • 06/15/2017FranceLyonLe Bal des Fringants (TRIO)infos event
  • 03/31/2017FranceNantesDes liens (Dominique A), Stereoluxinfos
  • 03/25/2017FranceSaint-André-de-CubzacÉglise de Saint André de Cubzac (QUINTET)infos
  • 03/23/2017FranceDunkerqueLes 4 Ecluses (QUINTET)infos event
  • 02/15/2017FranceParisLe Divan du MondeMark Eitzel (avec Bernard Butler), Canari, Fernando Viciconte event
  • 02/04/2017FranceAlfortville (94)Médiathèque du Pôle culturelinfos
  • 02/02/2017FranceAngletEcuries de Baroja (DUO)infos
  • 01/07/2017FranceThouars (79)Auditorium du Conservatoire de Thouars event
  • 01/06/2017FranceNantesLe Lieu Uniqueinfos
  • 12/09/2016FranceNiceLa Zonmé (DUO) event
  • 12/08/2016FranceToulonHôtel des Arts (DUO)
  • 12/03/2016FranceParisLa Gaîté Lyrique (QUINTET)infos event
  • 12/02/2016FrancePoitiersAuditorium Saint-Germain (QUINTET)
  • 12/01/2016FranceBlois (ANNULE)Théâtre Monsabré (ANNULE)
  • 11/30/2016FranceNancyFestival Home Sweet Homeinfos event
  • 11/12/2016FranceSainte-Bazeille (47)Espace 180 (DUO)
  • 11/11/2016FranceCenon (33)15 ans de Talitres, le Rocher de Palmer (QUINTET)François & The Atlas Mountainsinfos
  • 11/10/2016FranceAngersEspace Culturel de l'université d'Angersinfos event
  • 10/08/2016FrancePrades Le Lez (34)Les Internationales de la Guitare, Salle Jacques Brel (QUINTET)infos
  • 10/07/2016FranceGrenobleLa Bobine (QUINTET)infos
  • 10/06/2016FranceDijonTribu Festival, Port du Canal (QUINTET)infos
  • 09/24/2016FranceSaint-Pierre-de-Clairac (47)Ferme Lou Cornal (QUATUOR)infos
  • 09/15/2016FranceToulouse/Tournefeuille (31)Festival des Intimités, Cinéma Utopia (DUO)Baptiste W. Hamoninfos event
  • 07/28/2016FranceBiarritzJeudis des Jardins de l'Océan (TRIO)infos
  • 07/09/2016FranceMayenne (53)Festival Un Singe En Eté (QUINTET)Pavane
  • 06/12/2016FranceBourg (33)Festival Vie Sauvage, Eglise (DUO)infos event
  • 06/11/2016FranceLabège (31)10 ans de la Maison Salvan (DUO)infos
  • 06/04/2016FranceLourmarin (84)Festival Yeah, Château (DUO)infos
  • 05/21/2016FranceBilliers (56)Festival Moul'stock (DUO)infos
  • 05/13/2016FranceParisFestival La Voix est Libre, Le Cirque Electrique (CREA Les Amours Poly-Gammes)infos
  • 05/06/2016Grande-BretagneLondon (Uk)Moth Club (QUATUOR)Rozi Plain event
  • 04/14/2016AllemagneBerlin (De)Klunkerkranich (DUO)
  • 04/10/2016BelgiqueLouvain-la-Neuve (Be)Le Bar du Zoo (DUO)
  • 04/09/2016FranceStrasbourgStimultania (DUO)Nocturainfos
  • 04/08/2016SuisseSion (Ch)Le Port Franc (DUO)Micah P. Hinsoninfos
  • 04/07/2016SuisseLucerne (Ch)Konzerthaus Schüür (DUO)Micah P. Hinsoninfos
  • 04/04/2016Grande-BretagneLondres (Uk)Hoxton Square Bar (DUO)Aldous Hardinginfos
  • 04/01/2016FranceParisFestival Magic Barbès, Centre FGO-Barbara (QUATUOR)Eric Chenaux & Eloïse Decazesinfos event
  • 03/31/2016FranceJoué-lès-ToursLe Temps Machine (QUATUOR)L'Etrangleuse, Michel Cloup duoinfos
  • 03/26/2016FranceCaenFestival Palma, Le Cärgo (QUATUOR)Mansfield.tya, Les Gordoninfos
  • 03/25/2016FranceRoubaixLa Cave aux Poètes (QUATUOR)Mohddinfos event
  • 03/24/2016BelgiqueBruxelles (Be)Centre Culturel Le Brass (QUATUOR)Matt Elliottinfos event
  • 03/19/2016FranceNiortFestival Nouvelles Scènes, Musée Bernard d'Agesci (DUO)infos
  • 03/17/2016FranceNiortFestival Nouvelles Scènes, Le Moulin du Roc (QUATUOR)Chassolinfos event
  • 03/13/2016FranceRennesAntipode MJC, Instant Thé (QUATUOR)Buriersinfos event
  • 03/11/2016FranceMarseilleL'Eolienne (DUO)infos event
  • 03/10/2016FranceChambéryLe Brin de Zinc (DUO)Palatineinfos event
  • 03/09/2016SuisseLausanne (Ch)Le Romandie (DUO)Matt Elliott event
  • 02/11/2016FranceParisLe Centquatre (SEXTET)Arltinfos event
  • 10/23/2015FranceCaenFestival Nördik Appartinfos event
  • 07/03/2015FranceMettray (37)Festival Intergalactique
  • 07/02/2015FranceMettray (37)Festival Intergalactique
  • 05/22/2015BelgiqueBruxelles (Be)Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Beursschouwburginfos event
  • 01/14/2015FranceArmentières (59)Le VivatChassolinfos event
  • 12/10/2014FranceChâtenay-Malabry (92)Théâtre la PiscineTinariweninfos
  • 12/04/2014FranceSix-Fours-les-Plages (83)Espace MalrauxTinariweninfos event
  • 11/29/2014FranceOignies (62)Le MétaphoneTinariweninfos event
  • 10/11/2014FranceNeuilly sur MarneMédiathèque Saint-Exupéryinfos
  • 08/03/2014FranceRegnéville-sur-MerParc du Châteauinfos
  • 05/30/2014FranceParisLes Trois BaudetsWill Strattoninfos
  • 05/23/2014FranceBourgesLe NadirBko Quintetinfos event
  • 05/16/2014FranceBourg-en-BresseFestival 'Métamorphose', Cour de l'Hôtel Marron de Meillonnasinfos event
  • 04/19/2014FranceCoutancesThéâtre Municipalinfos
  • 03/28/2014RussiePerm (Ru)Conservatoireinfos
  • 03/26/2014RussieEkaterinbourg (Ru)La Maison de la Musique (Dom Muzyk)infos
  • 03/24/2014Russie Novossibirk (Ru)Théâtre régional de marionnettesinfos
  • 03/22/2014RussieIrkoutsk (Ru)Yacht Club "Brise"infos event
  • 03/21/2014RussieIrkoutsk (Ru)Philharmonie d'Irkoutskinfos
  • 03/19/2014RussieVladivostok (Ru)Philharmonie de Primorye infos
  • 02/08/2014FranceLafeuillade en VézieFestival HibernarockSanta Cruzinfos
  • 01/11/2014FranceArgenteuilLa cave dimièreArltinfos
  • 11/25/2013PlogneKatowice (pl) 'Ars Cameralis Festival' event
  • 10/11/2013FranceLaval6 par 4Tamikrestinfos
  • 10/10/2013FranceOrléansL'AstrolabeTamikrestinfos event
  • 10/05/2013FranceEvreuxL'AbordageTamikrestinfos event
  • 10/04/2013FranceLa Roche sur YonLe Fuzz'yonTamikrestinfos
  • 09/20/2013Pays-BasTilburg (nl) Incubate Festival
  • 09/10/2013FranceCoutancesThéâtre Municipal infos
  • 06/16/2013FranceLouvignyFestival "Les 49h de La Loupiote"
  • 06/16/2013FranceGrand Quevilly (76)'Un printemps au Parc' à la Roseraieinfos
  • 06/14/2013FranceCampanAuberge du col de Beyrèdeinfos
  • 06/08/2013FranceChalampéBibliothèque Municipaleinfos
  • 06/07/2013FranceBiesheimAncien abattoir infos
  • 06/07/2013FranceEnsisheimMaison d'arrêtinfos
  • 06/06/2013FranceStosswihrBibliothèque Municipaleinfos
  • 06/05/2013FranceSewenMédiabus (Parking de l'église)infos
  • 06/05/2013FranceFelleringMédiathèque "L’étoffe des mots"infos
  • 06/04/2013FrancePfastattBibliothèque Municipaleinfos
  • 06/01/2013SénégalDakar Institut francais de Dakar (en duo avec Boubacar Cissoko) + Frànçois and The Atlas Mountainsinfos
  • 05/24/2013SénégalDakarThe Big 5en duo avec Boubacar Cissoko
  • 05/11/2013FranceToulonFestival 'Constellations' - La Tour Royale event
  • 05/04/2013FranceAvertonLe Prismeinfos
  • 04/13/2013BelgiqueBruxelles (BE)L'Atelier 210 event
  • 03/22/2013Gérardmer Médiathèqueinfos
  • 03/10/2013FranceBristolTheklaRobyn Hitchcockinfos event
  • 03/07/2013Grande-BretagneNottinghamBodegaRobyn Hitchcockinfos event
  • 03/06/2013Grande-BretagneLondonThe Vortexinfos
  • 03/05/2013Grande-BretagneBrightonKomediaRobyn Hitchcock event
  • 03/02/2013Grande-BretagneCambridgeJunction 2Robyn Hitchcockinfos event
  • 02/02/2013FranceOrléansMédiathèqueinfos
  • 02/01/2013FranceReimsMédiathèque Jean Falala
  • 01/31/2013FranceSt MandéMédiathèque
  • 01/30/2013VilleurbanneMaison du Livre de l'Image et du Son (247 crs Emile Zola, 20h30) infos
  • 01/26/2013ToulMédiathèque
  • 01/25/2013SedanMédiathque, Corne de Soissons
  • 01/18/2013Tokyo (JP)Brasserie de l'Institut Françaisinfos
  • 01/17/2013Tokyo (JP)Brasserie de l'Institut Françaisinfos
  • 01/16/2013Tokyo (JP)Brasserie de l'Institut Françaisinfos
  • 01/15/2013Tokyo (JP)Brasserie de l'Institut Françaisinfos

events

  • 14
    Mar
    2025

    Stranded Horse

    Vevey (CH) • Le Bout du Monde
  • 15
    Mar
    2025

    Stranded Horse

    Saint Claude (39) • La Fraternelle - Maison du Peuple
  • 25
    Mar
    2025

    Stranded Horse

    Rezé (44) • La Soufflerie
  • 26
    Mar
    2025

    Stranded Horse

    Pantin (93) • Les Relais Solidaires
  • 27
    Mar
    2025

    Stranded Horse

    Colmar (68) • Grillen (orga. Hiero)
  • 04
    Apr
    2025

    Stranded Horse

    Cherbourg (50) • Le Buisson
  • 24
    Apr
    2025

    Stranded Horse

    Allonnes (72) • Théâtre de Chaoué
  • 30
    Apr
    2025

    Stranded Horse

    Marseille (13) • Le Théâtre de l'Œuvre
  • 01
    May
    2025

    Stranded Horse

    Fribourg (CH) • La Tour Vagabonde
  • 04
    May
    2025

    Stranded Horse

    Altötting (CH) • Stanser Musiktage, Gnadenkapelle
  • 21
    May
    2025

    Stranded Horse

    Paris (75) • L'Archipel (release party)
  • 12
    Jun
    2025

    Stranded Horse

    Chambéry (73) • La Soute
  • 26
    Jun
    2025

    Stranded Horse

    Fougères (35) • Le Coquelicot
  • 06
    Jul
    2025

    Stranded Horse

    Rennes (35) • Les Tombées de la Nuit
  • 22
    Jul
    2025

    Stranded Horse

    Grandrieu (48) • Tête de Block
  • 21
    Sep
    2025

    Stranded Horse

    Thourotte (60) • Espace Culturel de Thourotte
  • 'Right No Wrongs with No Arms' (official video, 2025)
  • 'So high' live au Consulat, Paris 2023 (vidéo par Vincent Moon)
  • 'So high' (Session Acoustique, Le Cargo !, 2022)
  • 'Misty Mist' (Session Acoustique, Le Cargo !, 2022)
  • 'Monde' (Session Acoustique, Le Cargo !, 2022)
  • 'So High' live au New Morning, Paris 27/03/23
  • 'Le Sel' live au New Morning, Paris 27/03/23

  • Festival 36h St Eustache, 2017
  • 'Avalanche' (Leonard Cohen cover) by Thomas Rabillon, 2016
  • 'Monde' (written, edited and directed by eieio & Yann Tambour)
  • STRANDED HORSE SEXTET 'Refondre les hémisphères' (filmed by Sourdoreille at Centre FGO-Barbara, Paris, 2016)
  • 'And the Shoreline It Withdrew In Anger'

  • 'Le Bleu et l'Éther' (A take away show, filmé par La Blogothèque)

  • 'Tainted Days' live La Maroquinerie, Paris 2011, shot by Sigried Duberos
  • 'Swaying Eel' live au Café de la Danse, Paris - Eldorado Festival par HibOO

NEWS

BIO

Stranded Horse (aka Yann Tambour)’s second album Humbling Tides was released by Talitres in early 2011. It featured ethereal melodies and a wandering spirit. Years before, Tambour had made a dramatic artistic shift away from the darker sound of his electronic/orchestral project Encre with Churning Strides (2007). This distinctive and bright work blended Anglo-Saxon folk with French chanson and Mande music, where classical guitar and kora arpeggios intertwined to create a timeless musical landscape.

A residency in Dakar led to a pivotal meeting between Tambour and Boubacar Cissokho, following Tambour’s collaboration with Malian master Ballaké Sissoko. Boubacar, who would go on to co-write most of Tambour‘s third album Luxe (2016), is the direct descendant of the musician who brought the kora from Mali to Casamance. Their partnership proved essential to Tambour‘s musical journey. Following a wild escapade in the form of Grand Rodeo on the Ici D’Ailleurs label—a record of wandering, dance and trance—The Warmth You Deserve is set to be released on Talitres on April 4th.

Written and recorded in Western Normandy, where Tambour grew up and moved back just under a decade ago after spells in various cites such as Paris, Bristol, Brussels or Marseilles, this new album marks a return to spellbinding simplicity. While Cissokho‘s contributions were previously scattered across their recordings, a decade of live performances has given him a prominent role in the music. This evolution shines through on all nine tracks, where their string instruments intertwine in perfect harmony.

The album’s title track, The Warmth You Deserve, 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 is the golden thread weaving its way through the album.

LINE-UP

SOLO or DUO
Yann Tambour : kora, guitar, vocals
Boubacar Cissokho : kora

LINKS

PRESS

  • The Guardian

    “In the Green Man Cafe, it’s the folk upstarts who shine. (…) Stranded Horse, aka Yann Encre, is a serious young Frenchman who plays acoustic guitar and kora simultaneously, his dark songs demanding, and getting, hushed respect.” 

  • The Sunday Times

    “He plucks cascades of twinkling notes from a 21-string kora and his studiously subdued vocals in French and English now suggest the timeless tunes of some travelling medieval troubadour(…) all visionary declamations and potent silences” Stewart Lee

  • Songlines

    “Never before has anyone taken the kora and done such stylish and effortlessly cool things with it.” 

  • Uncut

    “Slyly funny, subtly odd stuff.”

  • Rolling Stone

    “An ever-inspired, folk-leaning acoustic project”

DISCOGRAPHIE

  • The Warmth You Deserve

    Talitres2025
    LP / CD / Digital

  • Grand Rodeo

    Ici, d'ailleurs2021
    CD / LP / Digital

  • Luxe

    Talitres2016
    CD / LP / digital

  • Transmission / A Faint Light

    Talitres2013
    7

  • Humbling Tides

    Talitres2011
    CD / LP / Digital

  • Thee, Stranded Horse & Ballake Sissoko

    Talitres2008
    LP / Digital

  • Churning Strides

    Talitres2007
    CD / Digital

CONTACT

Booking : Julien Bitaudeau
Press : Jean-Philippe Béraud
Promo : Varvara Papaspanopoulou

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