Taj Mahal & Toumani Diabate - Kulanjan (1999) torrent

Perennial blues road warrior Taj Mahal and Malian kora (harp-lute) ambassador Toumani Diabaté join forces, blend textures, and intermingle idioms on “Kulanjan”, recorded in 1998 in Athens, GA.
The sound is defiantly acoustic, intimate, and surprisingly true.

Ultimately, though, deciding which of the album's tracks can be termed as 'blues' and which are 'Malian' is a fairly pointless exercise. Taj and Diabaté effortlessly fuse elements of both musics, and in “Kulanjan” they have produced a superb release that succeeds on its own terms.

In magical ways this music carries a message of joy, of life, of energy, of beauty, of peace, serenity, of a balance and harmony in the universe.
It lifts the spirits of all who listen.



Taj Mahal & Toumani Diabaté


CD / 1999 / 320Kbps



Tracklist:

1. Queen Bee

2. Tunkaranke

3. Ol' Georgia 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



Personnel:

Taj Mahal - vocals, guitar, piano & Toumani Diabaté – kora

with

Kassemady Diabate - vocals, guitar

Ramatou Diakite - vocals

Bassekou Kouyate - ngoni, bass ngoni

Dougouye Koulibaly - kamalengoni, bolon

Lasana Diabate – balafon

Ballake Sissoko - kora



Taj Mahal & Toumani Diabaté / Kulanjan / 1999