Sonic Collective Kirina Lolow: Sounds of Mali [WAV]

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P2P | 30 January 2024 | 703.85 MB


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Kirina is a Griot village in Mali, home to 70 generations of musical and cultural heritage. The Griots play an essential role in Malian culture; they are the keepers of oral history and traditions, passing them on through music and poetry. Kirina has been preserving its unique musical and cultural heritage for more than 700 years and LEcole de musique de Kirina is a school dedicated to this preservation.

Mahamadou Diabat?, a Malian musician and descendant of a griot family that has played music since the 13th century, serves as the director of LEcole de musique and collaborated with field recordists and composers Susie Ibarra and Jake Landua to produce a sample archive in the spirit of music anthropology for Sonic Collective. In Bambara, the language spoken in Kirina and its surrounding region in Mali, ?Lolow? means stars. Here are their names:

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Boubacar Gouem: Kora?Nfaly Kouyat?: Kora?Mahamadou Diabat?: Calabash , Creative DirectorAdama Diabat?: Balafon and tama/talking drumAssetou Sissoko: Vocal?Seydou Demb?l?: Head Administrator of Ecole de Musique Kirina, and Manager?Susie Ibarra: Recording engineer, producer?Jake Landau: Recording engineer, producer

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