Great musicians, the effects used on that traditional instrument enriched the sound, awesome percussionists, and that voice......this session just made my week...
Amazing Malian shredders. I saw them a couple years back and it turned into a huge dance party in front of the stage. It was mostly people from Mali, turns out Bassekou's family have been royal musicians for generations. Oh yea and he can shred guitar like Hendrix and has a son who isn't too far behind.
I heard them live three years ago at the Lowell Folk Festival. They were absolutely amazing and mesmerizing. Incredible the sounds they get from those folk instruments.
roy_for_real exactly. there’s like three kouyatés, they’re from an old maliness line of griot performers. for all we know, these “jams” might be made up of renditions of century-old songs. but you’re right, the melodies are gorgeous!
Thanks Bassekou for your inspiration. See u at the top! From a brother who really appreciate your work and thank God to have blessed you with so much gifts, talents and abilities. Keep flourishing!
Du vrai swing !!!!!! Des textes de chants simples mais très instructifs. Bravo les gars. Avec des amis, nous en avons eu plein pour tout le week end. Un grand merci pour le MALI !!!!!!
Brilliant live performance. Nice information about the inspiration for the album. Is this a public radio station? The host comes across as kind of an amateur.
captop12 The host never pretends to be familiar with or even a student of the music. The host and this remarkable station put a wide variety of music in the world frequently unfamiliar to so many listeners. A Godsend.
+Turner McDougal The other plausible reason would be to reduce the overtone due to resonance of the skin (drummers do that on their drum kits). But I think it's more for a mic'ing reason, they don't seem too picky about those kind of things.
