Baba Sissoko & Mediterranean Blues – Live In Basel
Baba Sissoko & Mediterranean Blues – Live In Basel
Format: CD
Label: Caligola Records
Release: 2024
Born in Bamako (Mali), Baba Sissoko is the undisputed master of tamani (the original talking drum), that he started to play when he was a child (thanks to the teaching of his grand-father Djeli Baba Sissoko). Baba Sissoko plays also ngoni, kamalengoni, guitar, balaphon, calebasse, sildrum and… he sings! He is from a great and ancient dynasty of griots from Mali. A unique show with strong blues hues, in which tradition compares and blends with the rhythms of Afro-American music with peaks of Afro Beat, Funk and Psychedelia.
Mediterranean Blues, is a clear indication of course: the powerful and bitter voice of Baba Sissoko, the upbeat beat as in the Afro-American notes (re)started from Jamaica, a deadly assist of mouth harmonics pouring generous blues spices over the whole, an enchanting flow.
Each piece of his repertoire has the second word “Blues” as a second word: there are imposing climaxes, grooves, the savoury funk, the bewitching splendor of the pentatonic that with five notes paint impressive landscapes of the soul.
The members of Taman Kan are bassist Roger Sabal Lecco (who has played with Manu Dibango, Miriam Makeba, Fela Kuti, and others) and percussionist Reynaldo Hernandez (who has performed with the Conjunto Folklórico Nacional of Cuba and the Gipsy Kings). The group blends different cultures—Mandinka, Bambara, Songhai, Yoruba, and Kongo—and incorporates elements of blues, jazz, and rock.
Baba Sissoko has recorded and released more than five albums. He has taught traditional drumming in Brussels and delivered lectures at the Art, Music, and Performance Center at the University of Calabria in Italy.
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Tracks:
01. Hey Baby Blues
02. Bakadaji
03. Amadran Blues
04. Ebi
05. Masaya
06. Mediterranean Blues
07. Djarabi Blues
08. Bibisa