Diaraby Nene

"Diaraby Nene", translated as The Thrill of Love, or Shivers of Love by The Quietus, was the hit of Moussolou, a celebration of sensual love and of women's passion, a taboo subject. Sangare wrote it; Amadou Ba Guindo arranged it. She re-recorded it for Acoustic (2020), live at Midi Live.

Beyonce's "Mood 4 Eva", released on July 19, 2019 from The Lion King: The Gift, uses it, with Sangare credited as composer, lyricist and vocalist; it also interpolates "Sweet Green Fields" and "(Think) About It". It reached 90 on the US Hot 100, 56 in the UK and 33 on the US R&B/hip-hop chart; the video was directed by Dikayl Rimmasch and an extended version appeared in Black Is King on July 31, 2020. Sangare told OkayAfrica she learned of the sample by phone on release day, that I didn't directly collaborate with Beyonce, that she likes the new version and that the parties finally found an agreement. A retailer blurb says it was used without permission, a claim we could not verify.

We found no chart history for the original, no covers, and could not read WhoSampled; setlist.fm counts no plays for it. We could not tell whether our upload is the 1989 original or the 2020 acoustic version.