Kélétigui Diabaté - Sandiya (2004)

All the acoustic, technical and dreamlike properties of the balafon are rendered in this album, the first solo album of one of the great masters of the instrument, the Malian Kélétigui Diabaté, who died in 2012. Accompanied, from time to time, by a guitar, a flute, a light percussion ensemble, even playing the violin on Fosson, a piece in which he entrusts the balafon to his son, Diabaté's melodic talent is always concise and transparent, highlighting with great humility and finesse the dexterity and sensitivity of his musical partners. Sandiya is an essential album, the legacy of one of the greatest figures in contemporary Malian music, having accompanied such important musicians as Salif Keita, Lionel Hampton and Ella Fitzgerald.

© René Obe

Tracklist:
1-1 Kélétigui Diabaté;Kélétigui Diabaté;Fassery Diabaté - Djandjo [4:21]
1-2 Kélétigui Diabaté;Toumani Diabate;Kélétigui Diabaté - Kamadia [7:04]
1-3 Kélétigui Diabaté;Kélétigui Diabaté;Diawoye Diarra - Séné [2:57]
1-4 Kélétigui Diabaté;Kélétigui Diabaté;l'Ensemble Traditionnel du Mali - Djarabi [2:34]
1-5 Kélétigui Diabaté;Habib Koite;Kélétigui Diabaté - Koulandian [3:35]
1-6 Kélétigui Diabaté;Kélétigui Diabaté;Fassery Diabaté - Fosson [5:06]
1-7 Kélétigui Diabaté;Kélétigui Diabaté;Fassery Diabaté - Mankaira [3:49]
1-8 Kélétigui Diabaté;Toumani Diabate;Kélétigui Diabaté - Nanga Mady [6:23]
1-9 Kélétigui Diabaté;Kélétigui Diabaté;Fassery Diabaté;Many Diabaté - Sambakoro [5:05]
1-10 Kélétigui Diabaté;Kélétigui Diabaté;Fassery Diabaté - Sandiya [5:04]
1-11 Kélétigui Diabaté;Kélétigui Diabaté;Djelymadi Tounkara - Sontaoula [4:47]
1-12 Kélétigui Diabaté;Kélétigui Diabaté;Fassery Diabaté - Souma [3:46]
1-13 Kélétigui Diabaté;Kélétigui Diabaté;Bintou;Ata;Fassery Diabaté - Yafa [3:02]
1-14 Kélétigui Diabaté;Kélétigui Diabaté;l'Ensemble Traditionnel du Mali - Soundjata [8:50]
1-15 Kélétigui Diabaté;Habib Koite;Bamada;Kélétigui Diabaté - Summertime @ Bamako [3:26]