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Kulanjan - Taj Mahal & Toumani Diabate
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  1. Queen Bee
  2. Tunkaranke
  3. Ol' Georgie Buck
  4. Kulanjan
  5. Fanta
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  1. Queen Bee
  2. Tunkaranke
  3. Ol' Georgie Buck
  4. Kulanjan
  5. Fanta
  6. Guede Man Na
  7. Catfish Blues
  8. K'an Ben
  9. Take This Hammer
  10. Atlanta Kaira
  11. Mississippi-Mali Blues
  12. Sahara
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This informal collaboration between veteran American bluesman Mahal and Malian kora (it's a 21-stringed lute-like instrument) master Diabate was recorded in an Athens, GA, studio with a sextet of West African string instrumentalists and vocalists. It sounds like a half a world away, with the two mixed cultures merging to create traditional blues based on non-traditional musical values. Mahal's gruff, weary voice is soothed by the Malian crew's sweet tones; conversely, the leaders' picking styles sound as if they were ...

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Kulanjan 1999, Hannibal Records

UPC: 031257144421

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