Kimi Djabaté is a Lisbon-based multi-talented singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist coming from a Griot lineage. He was indeed raised in a griot family in Tabato, Guinea-Bissau, where he cultivated his musicianship and has gained recognition for his exceptional skills in guitar, percussion, and balafón. Djabaté’s latest album, Dindin (which means “children” in...
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Singer-songwriter, balafon player and percussionist Gabelo is a true Ambassador of Togolese music, who can boast a career spanning over 50 years. He’s currently based in Lyon, where he recently published his new single ‘Genou Sur Le Cou’. His songs are sung in Mina (a language spoken in the southeast...
Spicy Boom Boom by Balaphonics from France is album of the week on Radio Mukambo, a mix of balafon and other West-African influences with brass and afro-grooves. The podcast serves new singles by Esinam (Ghana/Belgium), Alex Figueira (Portugal/Venezuela), Rumble (France) Havana meets Kingston (Cuba/Jamaica). We discover DJ Grissino‘s new EP I’m...
On 4th December, it’s griot day at the Jazz Café. Head for the Camden venue, and you will have a one-off opportunity to enjoy three masters performing on the same stage. Mamadou Diabaté, Diabel Cissokho and Sourakata Koité are three remarkable interpreters of the West African music tradition. They all...
