KETAMA, TOUMANI DIABATE, DANNY THOMPSON – SONGHAI LP – Nr MINT 1988 FOLK ROCK WORLD MUSIC

Ketama, Toumani Diabate, Danny Thompson – Songhai
(Hannibal Records  1988   HNBL1323)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

Sleeve in Nr MINT condition

Ketama is a Spanish musical group in the new flamenco tradition. Fusing flamenco with other musical forms (salsa, Brazilian music, reggae, funk, jazz), they created a style that lies somewhere between flamenco and pop salsa. Their music drew as much criticism as praise because purists did not like the change from traditional flamenco, but the group won over the young public. They continued to fuse other music in, and their 2002 album, Dame la Mano, added hip hop and house music.

Toumani Diabaté  born 10 August 1965) is a Malian kora player. In addition to performing the traditional music of Mali, he has also been involved in cross-cultural collaborations with flamenco, blues, jazz, and other international styles. In 2006, the London-based newspaper The Independent named Diabaté one of the fifty best African artists.

Daniel Henry Edward Thompson (born 4 April 1939) is an English multi-instrumentalist best known as a double bassist. He has had a long musical career playing with a large variety of other musicians, particularly Richard Thompson and John Martyn.

Songhai is a fusion flamenco album by Spanish band Ketama, working in collaboration with Malian kora player Toumani Diabaté and other musicians.

Track listing

Side A

1. “Jarabi” – (Traditional, arranged by Toumani Diabate) – 3:40
2. “Mani Mani Kuru” – (Toumani Diabate) – 5:29
3. “Caramelo” – (Juan Carmona) – 4:18
4. “A Toumani” – (José Soto) – 3:28

Side B

5. “Vente pa Madrid” – (Antonio Carmona, José Miguel Carmona) – 4:34
6. “Africa” – (Toumani Diabate) – 5:23
7. “A mi tía Marina” – (José Miguel Carmona) – 3:36
8. “Ne Ne Koitaa” – (Traditional, arranged by Toumani Diabate) – 3:17

Personnel

• Toumani Djabate – kora, vocals
• Ketama:
  • José Soto – vocals, guitar
  • Juan Carmona – guitar, handclaps; guitar solo (track 3)
  • Antonio Carmona – percussion, guitar; vocals (track 5)
  • José Miguel Carmona – guitar, emulator; vocals (track 5)
• Danny Thompson – double bass
• Diaw Kouyate – vocals (tracks 2, 6)
• Djanka Diabate – vocals (tracks 2, 6)
• Marcelo Carlos Fuentes – electric bass (tracks 5, 7)
• Josè Luis Carmona – backing vocals (track 5)
• Guillermo – backing vocals (track 5)