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Various Artists 09/26/2008

SHOWID 448993

Set I

Neba Solo:
Kenedougou Foly (composed by Suleyman Traore)
Dely Fara Mande (composed by Suleyman Traore)

Adama Diarra the ensemble Benkadi (Band from Ulufina):
Traditional music performed for harvest
Interview with Adama Diarra, performer of Balani Balafon
K’an ben (Arr. by Diarra)

Neba Solo:
Yelele Bissile (composed by Suleyman Traore)
Pour les Dames (Composed by Suleyman Traore)

Interview with Suleyman Traore

Neba Solo:
Cinporoko Nonougoro (composed by Suleyman Traore)
Festival on the Niger (composed Suleyman Traore)

Set II

 

Set III

 

Comment

Lucy Duran travels to Mali to hear traditional and modern players of the African xylophone, an instrument that has been used for centuries to announce news or simply to play for partying. Following the rarely heard music of the small balani xylophone at a village celebration in central Mali, there is a performance by Neba Solo, who thrills a festival audience of 10,000 with the resonant tones of the Senufo bass balafon.