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Mali Lolo!: Stars of Mali
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Artist
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Kasse Mady Diabate, Kandia Kouyate, Yoro Sidibe, Toumani Diabate, Ali Farka Toure, Super Rail Band & others.
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Label
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Smithsonian Folkways
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Format
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cutout CD
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Runtime/Release Date
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72'16/2003
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Label Number
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40508
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Daedalus Item Code
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17273
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This item is not available.
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Description
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These movers and shakers of Mali's modern musical renaissance include Grammy-winning guitarist Ali Farka Touré, kora masters Toumani Diabaté and Ballaké Sissoko, Wassoulou diva Oumou Sangaré, guitarist and singer Habib Koité with his Bamada group, and many more of Mali's best musicians. Extensive notes illuminate how these artists explore the rich ground between revered musical traditions and riffs on international influences. "Goes to the head of the class as far as Malian collections are concerned."—All Music Guide "Represented are the Manding griot clans, savanna hunter-musicians and storytellers, the blues-affinity of music from the Bambara region north of Bamako on the Niger River, and tribal music from the desert. From the social commentary of rappers Les Escrocs ('Pirates'), to the preeminent national Super Rail Band ('Mansa'), to the modern adaption by Toumani Diabaté and Ballaké Sissoko of an 18th Century griot praise song ('Cheikhna Demba'), Mali Lolo! makes good use of the compilation format to introduce the music of modern Mali, 'a powerhouse of African musical tradition'."—Sing Out! The folk music archives that form the wellspring of these Smithsonian recordings are truly incomparable. Encompassing a wide variety of styles, they reflect the heart, soul, and backbone of the American experience as well as indigenous music from around the world. Folkways' impeccable sound and documentation does these artists proud, setting their work off as the treasure it is.
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