#balafon — Public Fediverse posts
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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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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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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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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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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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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…
Mah Damba: vocals
Djeli Moussa Diawara: kora, vocals
Lansiné Kouyaté: balafon -
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