#balafon — Public Fediverse posts
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Mah Damba – Jarabi
https://amf.didiermary.fr/mah-damba-jarabi-diva-mali/
“Jarabi”, sung by Mah Damba with Korafola Djeli Moussa Diawara, appears on the compilation “Divas from Mali,” released in 1997.
Just close your eyes…
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Mah Damba – Jarabi
https://amf.didiermary.fr/mah-damba-jarabi-diva-mali/
“Jarabi”, sung by Mah Damba with Korafola Djeli Moussa Diawara, appears on the compilation “Divas from Mali,” released in 1997.
Just close your eyes…
Listen to the Diva and the Griot… -
Keletigui Diabate Feat. Habib Koite – Summertime at Bamako
https://amf.didiermary.fr/keletigui-diabate-habib-koite-summertime-bamako/
“Summertime at Bamako” is a track on Kélétigui Diabaté’s album “Sandiya” with Habib Koité on guitar. The master balafonist revisits American composer George Gershwin’s Summertime from Porgy & Bess (1935).
“The song soon became a popular and much-recorded jazz standard, described as ‘without doubt … one of the finest [...]
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Keletigui Diabate Feat. Habib Koite – Summertime at Bamako
https://amf.didiermary.fr/keletigui-diabate-habib-koite-summertime-bamako/
“Summertime at Bamako” is a track on Kélétigui Diabaté’s album “Sandiya” with Habib Koité on guitar. The master balafonist revisits American composer George Gershwin’s Summertime from Porgy & Bess (1935).
“The song soon became a popular and much-recorded jazz standard, described as ‘without doubt … one of the finest [...]
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Tak grają Burkina AZZA w rodzinnym #BurkinaFaso, a już za parę tygodni zagrają u nas na Burkina Azza (BF) • Tunglleysa (IS) @ @adapulawska • 26.06.26 🎶 https://warszawa.askapunk.net/event/burkina-azza-bf-tunglleysa-is-ada-svmerki
Serdecznie zapraszamy razem z ADA Puławska oraz partnerkami i partnerami wydarzenia 🌞
📣 Ciepło prosimy o udostępnienie i zaproszenie znajomych!
#koncert #muzyka #warszawa #afryka #music #ouagadougou #traditional #balafon #drum
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Tak grają Burkina AZZA w rodzinnym #BurkinaFaso, a już za parę tygodni zagrają u nas na Burkina Azza (BF) • Tunglleysa (IS) @ @adapulawska • 26.06.26 🎶 https://warszawa.askapunk.net/event/burkina-azza-bf-tunglleysa-is-ada-svmerki
Serdecznie zapraszamy razem z ADA Puławska oraz partnerkami i partnerami wydarzenia 🌞
📣 Ciepło prosimy o udostępnienie i zaproszenie znajomych!
#koncert #muzyka #warszawa #afryka #music #ouagadougou #traditional #balafon #drum
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Aly Keita – Akan
https://amf.didiermary.fr/aly-keita-akan/
Aly Keita a grandi au milieu d’instruments traditionnels tels que le djembe et la kora. Mais son instrument de prédilection deviendra le balafon qu’il construira très jeune lui-même. Capable de jouer toutes les musiques avec tous les musiciens de la planète, il ne s’en prive pas : il a ainsi cotoyé Omar Sosa, Rhoda Scott, […]
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Aly Keita – Akan
https://amf.didiermary.fr/aly-keita-akan/
Aly Keita a grandi au milieu d’instruments traditionnels tels que le djembe et la kora. Mais son instrument de prédilection deviendra le balafon qu’il construira très jeune lui-même. Capable de jouer toutes les musiques avec tous les musiciens de la planète, il ne s’en prive pas : il a ainsi cotoyé Omar Sosa, Rhoda Scott, […]
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Kanazoé Orkestra – Folikadi
https://amf.didiermary.fr/kanazoe-orkestra-folikadi/
Seydou Diabate dit “Kanazoé”, né au Burkina Faso dans une célèbre famille de griots est un multi-instrumentiste.
Il joue les balafons pentatoniques dioula, sambla et toussian, le balafon diatonique (djelibalan ou balafon guinéen) ainsi que le kamele n’goni, une harpe pentatonique.
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Kanazoé Orkestra – Folikadi
https://amf.didiermary.fr/kanazoe-orkestra-folikadi/
Seydou Diabate dit “Kanazoé”, né au Burkina Faso dans une célèbre famille de griots est un multi-instrumentiste.
Il joue les balafons pentatoniques dioula, sambla et toussian, le balafon diatonique (djelibalan ou balafon guinéen) ainsi que le kamele n’goni, une harpe pentatonique.
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Super Djata Band – Fadingna Kouma/Facia (live)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/super-djata-band-live-fadingna-kouma/
The Super Djata Band from Bamako, Mali, led by the late Zani Diabaté (on lead guitar), who died on January 4, 2011, from their 1984 concert in Angoulême, France.
On balafon Zani Diabaté’s late brother Bakari, and singing, the great (but unfortunately also late) Daouda ‘Flani’ Sangaré and Alou Fané, with Idrissa Magassa. Alou Fané […]
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Super Djata Band – Fadingna Kouma/Facia (live)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/super-djata-band-live-fadingna-kouma/
The Super Djata Band from Bamako, Mali, led by the late Zani Diabaté (on lead guitar), who died on January 4, 2011, from their 1984 concert in Angoulême, France.
On balafon Zani Diabaté’s late brother Bakari, and singing, the great (but unfortunately also late) Daouda ‘Flani’ Sangaré and Alou Fané, with Idrissa Magassa. Alou Fané […]
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Kélétigui Diabaté – Koulandian
https://amf.didiermary.fr/keletigui-diabate-koulandian/
He has been called the “bibliothèque de la musique Africaine” (library of African music) by younger African musicians, multi-instrumentalist Kélétigui Diabaté (1931-2012) was the unsung hero of West African music. Kélétigui was the first balafon player to use two instruments tuned a semitone apart to facilitate playing jazz! [...]
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Kélétigui Diabaté – Koulandian
https://amf.didiermary.fr/keletigui-diabate-koulandian/
He has been called the “bibliothèque de la musique Africaine” (library of African music) by younger African musicians, multi-instrumentalist Kélétigui Diabaté (1931-2012) was the unsung hero of West African music. Kélétigui was the first balafon player to use two instruments tuned a semitone apart to facilitate playing jazz! [...]
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Praktika – Fôli Folle Feat. Ko Saba
https://amf.didiermary.fr/praktika-foli-folle-ko-saba/
Ko Saba est une formation malienne de 6 musiciens de différentes couches sociales, fédérée par Barou Diassana, qui propose de la musique tradi-moderne métissée. “Fôli” veut dire “musique” en Bambara. Aïda, jeune femme malienne amoureuse de danse contemporaine se retrouve embarquée dans une course effrénée dans les rues de Bamako. Perdue e
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Praktika – Fôli Folle Feat. Ko Saba
https://amf.didiermary.fr/praktika-foli-folle-ko-saba/
Ko Saba est une formation malienne de 6 musiciens de différentes couches sociales, fédérée par Barou Diassana, qui propose de la musique tradi-moderne métissée.
“Fôli” veut dire “musique” en Bambara. Aïda, jeune femme malienne amoureuse de danse contemporaine se retrouve embarquée dans une course effrénée dans les rues de Bamako. [...]
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Ausecuma Beats
https://amf.didiermary.fr/meet-ausecuma-beats/
Ausecuma Beats are more than just a band, they are a philosophy. Led by master djembe player, Boubacar Gaye, the nine-strong ensemble, demonstrate artists coming together based on an idea – the idea of place, of transplanting cultural heritage into a contemporary city. Ausecuma Beats is people from all corners of the world finding themselves […]
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Ausecuma Beats
https://amf.didiermary.fr/meet-ausecuma-beats/
Ausecuma Beats are more than just a band, they are a philosophy. Led by master djembe player, Boubacar Gaye, the nine-strong ensemble, demonstrate artists coming together based on an idea – the idea of place, of transplanting cultural heritage into a contemporary city.
Ausecuma Beats is people from all corners of the world finding themselves […]
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Self-Titled Summer | Djeli Moussa Diawara (1983, Guinea)
Our next Self-Titled Summer spotlight is on number 387 on The List, submitted by platenworm. This is the gorgeous debut album (also found under the title Yasimika) by the Mandinka griot and kora player, considered a classic West African album by those who know it.
Want to read more? See the full spotlight on the Fediverse at @1001otheralbums.com or on the blog: https://1001otheralbums.com/2025/07/31/self-titled-summer-djeli-moussa-diawara-1983-guinea/Want to skip straight to the music? Here's the Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/djeli-moussa-diawara (scroll to the bottom to see the 4 tracks from this album)
Happy listening!
#DjeliMoussaDiawara #JaliMusaJawara #griot #kora #balafon #Guinea #Mandinka #Mandingo #AfricanMusic #WestAfricanMusic #1980s #selftitled #music #1001OtherAlbums
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Self-Titled Summer | Djeli Moussa Diawara (1983, Guinea)
Our next Self-Titled Summer spotlight should be David Bowie’s s/t (aka Space Oddity), but we’ve already had a Bowie spotlight this year and there’s a lot of s/t’s to get through. So, instead we’re going to jump to the next one, which is number 387 on The List, submitted by platenworm. Here’s a quick rundown:
- Point of origin(s): Born in 1962 into a family of Mandinka[1] griots (aka “djelis”/”jalis” i.e., West African storytellers and/or musicians) in Kankan, Guinea, Djeli Moussa learned to play the balafon (gourd-resonated xylophone), kora (West African stringed instrument similar to a lute and harp), and guitar at an early age. After moving to Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire at the age of 18, Djeli Moussa first played in restaurants and with other musicians such as his half-brother Mory Kanté (previously vocalist and balafon player in the Malian Rail Band) and for Moustapha on his 1982 disco/funk album I Love Abidjan. In 1982 he began his solo career by recording this, his debut album, first released the following year by Paris-based label Tangent. The album would later be reissued by various labels, some with the Anglicized spelling “Jali Musa Jawara” and/or other titles (Yasimika, Yasimika [Abidjan 1982], or Direct From West Africa).
- Tasting notes: Griot, kora, balafon, acoustic guitar, beautiful chorus vocals
- Standout track: “Haïdara” but, also, all of them (there’s only 4) – they’re all magic.
- Where are they now?: Djeli Moussa moved to Paris and has continued to release a number of solo albums (the most recent being the 2020 Par Amour) featuring his preferred 32-stringed kora (traditionally it is a 21-string instrument), incorporating various styles such as flamenco and blues with traditional Mandinka sounds. He also founded the Kora Jazz Trio in 2002, which continued on as the Kora Jazz Band after Djeli Moussa left in 2010.
- Websites: Wikipedia, YouTube channel
Happy listening!
- Soundcloud: Djeli Moussa Diawara (scroll to bottom to see the 4 tracks from this album)
- YouTube: Djeli Moussa Diawara – Yasimika
- Discogs: Djeli Moussa Diawara – Djeli Moussa Diawara
- Apologies if this is the wrong word – I’ve seen Mandinka used interchangeably with Mandingo, so I’ve just stuck with Mandinka here other than using both in the tags. ↩︎
#1980s #AfricanMusic #balafon #DjeliMoussaDiawara #griot #Guinea #JaliMusaJawara #kora #Mandingo #Mandinka #music #musicDiscovery #WestAfricanMusic
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In a "previous" life, 15 years ago, I worked with African musicians... and produced a few albums.
Here's a video of Djeli Moussa Diawara rehearsing Yasimika in 2010. This is a song he first recorded in 1982 for his famous eponym album and that was revisited and rerecorded at the time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnhXjmsLabU&list=PLEC15F65D21EEBAB2&index=2There are more videos in this playlist and on DMD's YouTube channel.
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In a "previous" life, 15 years ago, I worked with African musicians... and produced a few albums.
Here's a video of Djeli Moussa Diawara rehearsing Yasimika in 2010. This is a song he first recorded in 1982 for his famous eponym album and that was revisited and rerecorded at the time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnhXjmsLabU&list=PLEC15F65D21EEBAB2&index=2There are more videos in this playlist and on DMD's YouTube channel.
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Koncert BURKINA AZZA (BF) @ Klub Spatif już w czwartek 19.12! 🔥 Dzisiaj wichura i deszcz, czyli idealna pogoda, żeby zaopatrzyć się w bilety na czwartkowy koncert Burkina Azza, zespołu pięciu braci Wagadugu, którzy brzmią doskonale. Obiecuję wyjść ze wszystkich swoich ziemskich tarapatów przed czwartkiem i poddać się terapii balafonowej!
Bilety 📣 https://goingapp.pl/wydarzenie/burkina-azza-bf-at-klub-spatif-afrykamera-svmerki
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Aly Keïta, Jan Galega Brönnimann, Lucas Niggli - "Kalo-Yele" https://lucas-niggli.bandcamp.com/track/kalo-yele #bandcamp #AlyKeïta #AlyKeita #balafon #WestAfrica #JanGalegaBrönnimann #LucasNiggli #music
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Aly Keïta, Jan Galega Brönnimann, Lucas Niggli - "Kalo-Yele" https://lucas-niggli.bandcamp.com/track/kalo-yele #bandcamp #AlyKeïta #AlyKeita #balafon #WestAfrica #JanGalegaBrönnimann #LucasNiggli #music
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@Sbarry8520 Wonderful! I think there is a #Balafon in the collection of musical instruments of the #Stadtmuseum #München. I have to take a photo when I'm there next time!
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N'famady will be playing at Roath Farmers Market tomorrow if you are in #Cardiff
#Roath #AfricanMusic #Wales #Balafon -
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