Ketama, Toumani Diabate & José Soto - Songhai, Vol. 2 (Remasterizado) (1994/2018)

This more musically ambitious sequel to 1988's Songhai reunites Gypsy new-flamenco stars Ketama (and their former vocalist Jos Soto) with Mali's Toumani Diabate, a virtuoso of the 21-string African harp called the kora. And while British doublebassist Danny Thompson returns for a few tracks, the music is enriched by the addition of Keletigui Diabate's balafon (which resembles a marimba) and a variety of Spanish and Mali guests. The musical coloration drifts pleasantly back and forth between Iberian rhythms, complete with clattering castanets, spitfire guitar lines, and ferocious hand claps--and the Diabates' undulating griot grooves and honeyed female vocal choruses. Since Latin music is well-known in Mali, the contrasts are less marked than you might think, while the lyrical counterpoint between Moorish and African cultures is fascinating.


Tracklist:
01. Ketama, Toumani Diabate & José Soto - Sute Monebo (Remasterizado)
02. Ketama, Toumani Diabate & José Soto - Niani (Remasterizado)
03. Ketama, Toumani Diabate & José Soto - Pozo del Deseo (Remasterizado)
04. Ketama, Toumani Diabate & José Soto - Monte de los Suspiros (Remasterizado)
05. Ketama, Toumani Diabate & José Soto - Djamana Djana (Remasterizado)
06. Ketama, Toumani Diabate & José Soto - De Jerez a Mali (Remasterizado)
07. Ketama, Toumani Diabate & José Soto - Ndia (Remasterizado)
08. Ketama, Toumani Diabate & José Soto - De la Noche a la Mañana (Remasterizado)
09. Ketama, Toumani Diabate & José Soto - Mali Sajio (Remasterizado)
10. Ketama, Toumani Diabate & José Soto - Pozo Del Deseo (Remasterizado)