Sarala

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Full performer name: Hank Jones/Cheick-Tidiane Seck & The Mandinkas. Personnel: Hank Jones (piano); Cheick-Tidiane Seck (vocals, marimba, Hammond B-3 organ, doum-doum, tambourine, hand claps, eggs, wooden sticks, guita, cabasa, bell-tree). The Mandinkas: Ousmane Kouyate (vocals, guitar); Manian Damba, Tom Diakite, Assitan "Mama" Keita (vocals, percussion); Amina Annabi, Kasse-Mady Diabate, Fatoumata "Mama" Kouyate (vocals); Aly Wague (flute); Moriba Koita (n'goni); Djely-Moussa Conde (kora); Lansine Kouyate (balafon); Manfila Kante, Diely-Moussa Kouyate (guitar); Eric Vinceno (acoustic bass); Cesar Anot (bass, hand claps, background vocals); Sekou Diabate (bass); Jorge Amorim (doum-doum, cabulete, conga, eggs, percussion); Moussa Sissokho (djembes, tama); Mare Sanogo (djembes, doum-doum). Recorded at Studios Guillaume Tell, Suresnes-Paris, France in April 1995. Includes liner notes by Macodou Ndiaye, Jean-Philippe Allard, Cheick-Tidiane Seck. Personnel: Hank Jones (piano); Cheick Tidiane Seck (vocals, tambourine, hand claps, percussion); Tom Diakite (vocals, percussion, background vocals); Fatoumata Kouyate, Mama Kouyate, Kasse-Mady Diabate, Amina Annabi (vocals); Djeli Moussa Kouyate, Kante Manfila, Ousmane Kouyate (guitar); Djely-Moussa Conde (kora); Moriba Koita (lute); Aly Wague (flute); Lansine Kouyate (balafon); Eric Vinceno (double bass); Cesar Anot (bass guitar, hand claps, percussion, background vocals); Sekouba Diabate, Sekou Bembya Diabate (bass guitar); Mare Sanogo, Moussa Sissikho (djembe); Assitan Keita (hand claps, percussion, background vocals); Jorge Amorim (percussion); Manian Damba (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Philippe Abadie; Stephane Briand. Recording information: Studios Guillaume Tell, Suresnes-Paris, France (04/1995). Director: Cheick Tidiane Seck. Photographer: Jean-Marc Lubrano. Arranger: Cheick Tidiane Seck. This must surely be one of the most unusual items in Hank Jones' catalog. Few people would probably associate Jones -- one of the finest pianists that jazz has ever known, and a man who has played with everyone from Charlie Parker to Tony Williams -- with contemporary Afro-pop; yet this album is an infectiously grooving example of just that, featuring the remarkably versatile pianist alongside a stellar cast of musicians from the West African nation of Mali. At first glance, the Malian pop music that is featured on this cross-cultural outing would seem to be light-years from the kind of harmonically sophisticated jazz that Jones has played throughout most of his long and distinguished career. The chord changes that ordinarily undergird Jones' elegantly constructed solos are conspicuously absent from Malian music, which derives much of its unique flavor from the complex rhythmic interplay between electric guitars, keyboards, and traditional African instruments. Nonetheless, Jones plays this material as if he were born to it. His solos, while brief, beautifully straddle the line between his own personal style and the equally distinctive sound of his Malian bandmates; and his lines mesh perfectly with the mesmerizing rhythmic accompaniment provided by the rest of the ensemble. And quite an ensemble it is; some of the biggest names in Malian pop are featured on this album under the direction of leader Cheick-Tidiane Seck, and traditional instruments like the n'goni lute and balafon xylophone are given plenty of solo space. In addition, every track features a traditional Malian praise-song delivered by a powerful lead vocalist and a full complement of backup singers. An unlikely partnership, perhaps, but one that yields extraordinary results. ~ Alexander Gelfand
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