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Music : Kulanjan
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Kulanjan by: Taj Mahal & Toumani Diabate |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0031257144421 Label: Hannibal Manufacturer: Hannibal Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Hannibal Release Date: August 03, 1999 Studio: Hannibal Sales Rank: 9364 MPN: 571444 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Perennial blues road warrior Taj Mahal and Malian kora (harp-lute) ambassador Toumani Diabate join forces, blend textures, and intermingle idioms on this cleanly produced 12-song set, recorded in 1998 in Athens. Their common ground is best tilled on "Atlanta Kaira" and the title track, where the plucky filigrees and glittering tone of the kora sound right at home with Taj's darker, barking National Reso-Phonic steel. "Ol' Georgie Buck" and their canny cover of Muddy Waters's "Catfish Blues" are the album's blues banners, which find Diabate's kora delightfully incongruous, while the walking African ballad "Tunkaranke" leans most heavily toward the motherland. Fleshed out with fine vocals by Taj, Kasse Mady Diabate, and Malian chanteuse Ramata Diakate ("Queen Bee"), and other African instruments, the sound is defiantly acoustic, intimate, and surprisingly true. --James Rotondi Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - KulanjanThe music is an exciting mix of instruments, vocals, and talent. Every musician is extraordinary and the mixing and recording is first rate. This music is earthy (Taj Mahal and drums) and airy (West African vocals and Kora) at the same time. I find is relaxing yet invigorating. It is possible to dream good day dreams yet still be quite connected to the present with this music. I recommend it for people who like intricate happy and soulful music. Rating: - Striking at the Heart of the Blues ... Hitting Dead CenterTaj Mahal (American jazz & blues artist) and Toumani Diabate (famous Mali kora musician) explore the roots of the blues from its very source ... they show us how remnants of the past are contained in the blues music of today. The music and oral tradition of the griots, who sang the praises of the kings in ancient times, plus the music of the hunters, termed termed wassoulou, form the basis and foundation of the blues. Ancient instruments, such as, the kora, a 21 stringed, harp-like instrument combine with modern blues guitar music. There are astonishing improvisations and melodies which have the listener, tapping one's fingers and moving one's body in response to the music ... Some of the songs are classics, from either Mali or the American ... Read More: Rating:  - The Primordial Roots of MusicThe Bottom Line: An organic roots album with simple but evocative melodies and accompaniment. Surpising blend of two musical traditions more similar than different. Like long lost brothers reuniting. Is there a primordial music? Something with roots so deep that all human music sprung from it. It may be impossible to answer that question, but one has to wonder if Taj Mahal & Toumani Diabate have managed to tap into that primordial musical root. There has been a growing consciousness of the similarities between old-school American blues and the music of the African nation of Mali. Albums such as Mali to Memphis (Putumayo) have explored that synchronicity by compiling songs from Malian and American blues artists. The album ... Read More: Rating: - Cultures blendedThis has wonderful blendings of blues and the African roots that birthed them. Both artists are so above excellent, and the listening goes from soulful to spirited to meditative. All of it is candy for the senses. Rating: - Music for being...There are not many albums one can live to. Do you know what i mean? One of those albums that you can put on some Sunday morning and let it guide your routine. "Kind of Blue" is one of those albums, and in my opinion so is "Kulanjan". Diabate's "kora" fancifully blends with the rough textures of Taj Mahal's southern blues and whiskey flavored vocals on 'Ol' Georgie Buck' and one of my blues favorites 'Catfish Blues'. If you've never heard Diabate play before you'll be in for a treat with tracks like 'Atlanta Kaira', 'Mississippi-Mali Blues' and the title track 'Kulanjan', where he runs up and down his 21-string kora providing perfect accompaniment to Taj Mahal's steel acoustic guitar. So, buy this album if you enjoy good music, ... Read More: |
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