I love African instruments (the kalimba aka mbira or sanza, the kora, the guembri, the valiha etc.). I love jazz. I love percussion (the percussion-only tracks I picked have nothing to do with Africa, but they sound african). I put all these ingredients in a mixer and here’s the freaky result. Enjoy if you dare to listen!
RAJERY: BEDIA FRANCIS BEBEY: SANZA NOCTURNE TOURE KUNDA: AMADOU TILO 3MA PROJECT: RANIA ROSWELL RUDD & TOUMANI DIABATE’: BAMAKO ABLAYE CISSOKO & VOLKER GOETZE: SILO KORA JAZZ BAND: ALL BLUES (FEAT. MANU DIBANGO) SIMO LAGNAWI: YOBATIYO KODO: LION THE VEGETABLE ORCHESTRA: TRANSPLANTS (LIVE RECORDING) THE BAYARA CITIZENS: JU-RU RHYTHM RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO: UHURU ARSENE DUEVI: ADADI (FEAT. GIOVANNI FALZONE) LEE MORGAN: AFREAKA