African griots
So a couple of weeks ago I finally got this Toumani Diabate album I’ve been waiting for the good people at Apple to get onto iTunes and it was definitely worth the wait! So as it goes with most iTunes purchases, I found out that other favorites of mine had released new albums. If you’re a fan of great African Music from the finest African musicians, be sure to check out Toumani’s “Boulevard de l’Indépendance”, one of the greatest albums I’ve ever picked up! Other fine pieces of musical work I got were Salif Keita’s “M’bemba” and Césaria Evora’s “Rogama”, another fine offering from the Barefoot Diva!
Sadly enough though, we lost a great griot in Ali Farka Toure this year, but to experience the genius that was and will continue to be Ali Farka Toure take some time to pick up “In the Heart of the Moon”, his last collaboration album with Toumani Diabate. Farka Toure’s final album called “Savane” is out as well, but I haven’t had a chance to pick it up…
