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  • Audio CD (22 Jan 2001)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Label Bleu
  • ASIN: B000050XJ0
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 157,264 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Famade
2. Detigiou
3. Deli
4. Baya Baya
5. Da Monson
6. Improvisation I
7. Saratikan
8. Talasa
9. Kouroutoukéléfa
10. Lan Banba
11. Improvisation I

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The kora is West Africa's answer to the European harp, and wonderfully beguiling it is: it was with this that generations of Mande kings were soothed by their minstrels, and the list of virtuosi is long. This album from Mali's newest kora star--who first came to prominence by duetting with kora king Toumani Diabate--is the quintessence of easy listening. Ballake Sissoko plays with lazy warmth, and he's accompanied by young players on other Malian instruments which have a comparable pedigree. Adama Tounkara plays the lute-like ngoni, and Fassery Diabate the balafon, a wooden xylophone with a distinctive slapping effect. Mama Draba, their singer, has a sweetly insinuating, almost feline, tone. The group virtuosity is unshowy but intricate, as the melodic lines interweave and interact; the acoustic purity is unsullied by electronics. Moreover, this is neither a field recording nor a formal concert, but something deliciously in between: listen on a cold winter night, and feel the sun reaching in. --Michael Church

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful ensemble piece, 11 Oct 2005
By Willem Vink "daan42" - See all my reviews
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I know Ballake Sissoko from his work with Toumani Diabate on New Ancient Strings - a project in which these musicians reprised duets performed by their fathers a generation previously. Both musicians therefore have an equally impressive pedigree, but they have very different styles. Toumani is a renewer whose brilliant virtuosity has made him the better known; Ballake is arguably less "showy", more respectful of his traditions and background. If Toumani's improvisations are nothing short of jazz, Ballake's approach is more akin to chamber music.

On this CD the role and importance of kamela'ngoni, balafon and vocals is equal to the kora, and Sissoko is content to sit back and let the other musicians perform: his is the best known name - hence "on the box" - but Adama Tounkara and Fassery Diabate should really be equally credited. This results in a warm, organic, traditional sound; beautifully balanced and with an unhurried flow. This is how it's meant to sound...

This CD has more in common with Toumani Diabate's Djelika than New Ancient Strings. Let's hope that this release isn't forgotten in the wake of these other CDs. Anyone interested in the kora, who has come to this music from whatever direction, should get hold of this CD.

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Clear,Sparkling,Pure.Full of Spirit/Warmth....Simple!, 23 Jan 2001
I bought it having come across Toumani Diabate with Ballake Sissoko on New Ancient Strings.That is beautiful,and invites playing.... When,many months later Deli arrived, I'd forgotton that it was on order! Having listened to it through a number of times it rates alongside that album.

I'm not an expert on Mali music....but this will do for me!

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