Label: Hannibal
Recorded at Sintonia Studio, Madrid, Spain
Blues
This more musically ambitious sequel to 1988's Songhai reunites Gypsy new-flamenco stars Ketama (and their former vocalist Jose Soto) with Mali's Toumani Diabate, a virtuoso of the 21-string African harp called the kora. And while British doublebassist Danny Thompson returns for a few tracks, the music is enriched by the addition of Keletigui Diabate's balafon (which resembles a marimba) and a variety of Spanish and Mali guests. The musical coloration drifts pleasantly back and forth between Iberian rhythms, complete with clattering castanets, spitfire guitar lines, and ferocious hand claps--and the Diabates' undulating griot grooves and honeyed female vocal choruses. Since Latin music is well-known in Mali, the contrasts are less marked than you might think, while the lyrical counterpoint between Moorish and African cultures is fascinating.
By Richard Gehr. AMG.
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"Songhai" is a fusion of flamenco and West African music. Toumani Diabate is a kora (African harp) master from Mali. Ketama is a modern flamenco band from Spain (similar to Gipsy Kings), featuring the Carmona brothers. Danny Thompson has played with Elvis Costello, David Sylvian, Kate Bush and Pentangle.
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Antonio Carmona- (Vocals, Percussion, Handclaps);
Jose Soto "Sorderita"- (Vocals, Guitar);
Kassemady- (Vocals);
Jose Miguel Carmona- (Guitar, Mandolin, Handclaps);
Juan Carmona- (Guitar, Lute, Handclaps);
Bernardo Parrilla- (Violin);
Toumani Diabate- (Kora);
Keletigui Diabate- (Balafon);
Basekou Kouyate- (Ngoni);
Danny Thompson, Javier Colina- (Acoustic Bass);
Amparo Carmona- (Castanets);
Joselin Vargas- (Rhumba);
Djanka Diabate, Diaw Kouyate, Aurora- (Background Vocals).
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01. Sute Monebo 4:57
02. Niani 3:52
03. Pozo Del Deseo 5:14
04. Monte De Los Suspiros 4:14
05. Djamana Djana 4:47
06. De Jerez A Mali 4:33
07. Ndia 7:24
08. De La Noche A La Manana 4:43
09. Mali Sajio 5:31
10. Pozo Del Deseo (instrumental) 4:45
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