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Abstract

This is the debut release (extended play, five tracks only) of a new trio from Mali. The three musicians of Da Kali hail from the Mande culture of West Africa, from a heritage of distinguished griots (specialist hereditary musical artisans). Long-term collaborators, the artists aim to bring to the forefront neglected repertoires and performance styles of the griots, celebrating some of the African continent’s finest, most subtle and sublime music. The format of the trio recreates the kind of ensemble that would have been heard in Mali’s pre-colonial times. The album was arranged and produced by Lucy Duran for World Circuit Records