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Album review: Toumani Diabate & The London Symphony Orchestra – ‘Korolen’: destined to become an audiophile’s classic
COLLABORATIONS between improvising musicians and orchestras sometimes reveal nothing but a culture clash. The performances can sound disjointed and fragmented, the musical equivalent of cut and paste. But when Toumani Diabate, the kora maestro, and his band of eminent Malian musicians shared the Barbican stage with the London Symphony Orchestra back in 2008, the connection …
Track: Toumani Diabate & The London Symphony Orchestra debut new track, ‘Elyne Road’
“ELYNE ROAD” is the debut track to premiere from the highly anticipated recording of the masterful collaboration between celebrated kora player Toumani Diabaté and the London Symphony Orchestra. The track is a truly wonderful preview to what’s a rather fascinating combination of West African griot/jeli tradition and the neo-classical brilliance of Western European conservatoire musicians. The LSO does …
NEWS: World Circuit to reissue ‘Cumbia Cumbia 1 & 2’ and Ali Farka Touré’s ‘Red’ on vinyl
REVERED label World Circuit has taken a dive into the halls of its back catalogue and has announced vinyl pressings for two albums that will surely please fans of the global sound everywhere. The first of the two reissues is to be Various artists – Cumbia Cumbia 1 & 2, an exploration of the rhythms of …
See: Toumani Diabate & The London Symphony Orchestra release video for ‘Hainamady Town’
Collaborations between improvising musicians and orchestras sometimes reveal nothing but a culture clash. The performances can sound disjointed and fragmented, the musical equivalent of cut and paste. But when Toumani Diabate, the kora maestro, and his band of eminent Malian musicians shared the Barbican stage with the London Symphony Orchestra back in 2008, the connection …
See: Orchestra Baobab – 50th Anniversary/ re-release and archive video for Dee Moo Woor
Ok so this is really heart and soul stuff. The legendary seminal Senegalese collective Orchestra Baobab are marking the 50th anniversary of their ground breaking music making with the vinyl release on World Circuit of their 2002 ‘come back’ album ‘Specialist In All Styles’. The record announced the return of the band a full nineteen …
Track: Matthew Herbert remix of Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela’s stand-out track ‘We’ve Landed’
Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela’s stand-out track ‘We’ve Landed’, originally released early this year, taken from their critically acclaimed collaborative album ‘Rejoice’. ‘We’ve Landed’ has been reinterpreted in remix form by world-renowned minimalist electronic producer Matthew Herbert in the wake of Tony Allen’s sudden passing in April, at the age of 79. “It was already a …
Track: Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela – Slow Bones
Taken from a collaboration of two jazz legends – Tony Allen, and the late Hugh Masekela, Slow Bones is taken from the forthcoming album ‘Rejoice’, out on World Circuit on March 20th. The track is (as expected) a steady almost blues-bop. The accompanying players, which include Joe Armon-Jones (Ezra Collective) and Steve Williamson on Saxophone, …