Toumani Diabate, Ketama, Danny Thompson - 1988 - Songhai [FLAC]

This is an album I\\\'ve been particularly eager to hear. The mix of the great Flamenco band Ketama and the prolific Kora master Toumani Diabate is terrific. Add Danny Thompson on the bass (he played for Donovan, Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush, Nick Drake, John Martyn...) and Diaw Kouyaté and Djanka Diabate (from Guinea I think, they sing with Mory Kanté) on the backing vocals and you get a colorful album that goes in many directions and still stays whole. African vocal harmonies over Flamenco guitar sounds surprisingly well and the rythmic playing of Ketama blends perfectly with Diabate\\\'s sometimes hard picking on the Kora.
That album is a real experience to hear and live and, in my opinion, a flawless one.
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Tracks
01 Jarabi (trad. arr. Toumani Diabate)
02 Mani Mani Kuru (Toumani Diabate)
03 Caramelo (Juan Carmona)
04 A Toumani (José Soto)
05 Vente Pa Madrid (Antonio & José Miguel Carmona)
06 Africa (Toumani Diabate)
07 A Mi Tia Marina (José Miguel Carmona)
08 Ne Ne Kiotaa (trad. arr. Toumani Diabate)
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Personnel
Toumani Diabate - Kora, Vocals
Juan Carmona (Ketama) - Guitar
José Soto (Ketama) - Vocals, Guitar
Antonio Carmona (Ketama) - Percussion, Vocals, Guitar
José Miguel Carmona (Ketama) - Percussion, Vocals, Guitar
Danny Thompson - Bass

Diaw Kouyate & Djanka Diabate - Vocals
Marcelo Carlos Fuentes - Electric Bass
José Luis Carmona & Guillermo - Backing Vocals


Artwork, EAC log and CUE sheet included.

Audio format: FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec)

http://flac.sourceforge.net/index.html

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This is my first release, I\\\'ll be glad to read comments.
Also, please tell me what I can do better.

Bukowski

http://thepiratebay.org/user/bukowski/
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