At a point when poor old Mali is embroiled in yet another stupid conflict, here's some seriously fine mid 70's musical culture. The national orchestras were a hotbed of talent from straight up traditional styles as you get here, to the wild and wonderful griot/funk ensembles (definitely invest in the mindblowing L'Orchestre Kanaga de Mopti reissue for that side of the sound). In this version of the group (formed in 1961) you have Djelimadi Sissoko (of The Rail Band) on track 3 and Mande Kouyate on the last track amongst other fine singers. My vinyl is a little worn so there's pops and ticks, but it's still worth the effort. Download.
Here's the band doing what they do so well, sometime in the early 80's apparently.
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