Kakande:
"Dununya"
(JMB 0008)

Come join us for the release parties for Dununya in New York, Boston metro, and Washington!

Here is advance praise for Dununya from AfroPop:

"Kakande takes a unique approach to Mande music--acoustic, kinetic, textured and grooving. Dioubate's virtuosic balafon riffing is rightly front and center, backed harmonically by a sweet blend of electric guitar (Mamady Kouyate), cello (Raul Rothblatt), flute (Sylvain Leroux) and sax (Avram Fefer). These players step out occasionally, but mostly hang with the crisp rhythm section, creating textures that work as well in a dark, roiling jam like "Paya Paya," as on a slow, mellifluous praise song like "Mariama Traoré." Kakande bassist Peter Fand--a veteran of numerous Mande music projects--produced the album, skillfully balancing these elements to create a unified sound that keeps Famoro in the spotlight."

(For more from AfroPop, click here)

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