Nansady Keita - Farafina Sangbarala

[bubudi]

hot hot hot! this cd was recorded in guinea in february 2010 and will be released in may. you can preorder your copy now by emailing nansady. the cd costs €12 + postage.

tracklist to come...

[Dugafola]

is it really hot?

[bubudi]

tracklist:
1. dootalama
2. toon-kahn
3. lambema
4. seenbong
5. sumufoli
6. kassaladon
7. barra-mamare
8. djembe kooma-kan
9. danka-baly
10. benee-meereeya

[Dugafola]

i think i've played track 4 before. actually a lot.

hopefully it's sounds better than his prior efforts. i find it hard to listen to them with the distortion.

[bubudi]

anyone got this? nansady is famoudou konate's nephew and spent most of his life in sangbaralla village. in more recent years he spent more time in conakry helping famoudou with courses and playing at festivals. he's based in england now but continues to visit guinea every year.

[Dugafola]

NK is in north america right now. i'm trying to get someone to pick up a couple of copies for me.

[Djaliba]

This guy is a true master, i have received farafina sangbaralla today, oh what a joy

[bubudi]

when you've had a good chance to listen to it fully, please rate it in the poll at the top of this page. thanks.

[Dugafola]

i voted for pretty good.

the feel of this disc is way different than his other CDs. it kinda sounds like some of the CDs i've heard from the sousou 'folas out of Conakry. don't get me wrong, the content is pure malinke, but the presentation of the song, music, bala etc remind of some other CDs.

also, the lead djembe is too low in the mix for my taste and the vox are distorted at times. it sounds like the vox were recorded with 1. a way better mic and/or 2. in another room isolated from the drummers. the vox just sound a bit harsh compared to the rest of the instruments.

liner notes give a fairly good description on each track offering rough translations of the songs meaning in english.

one interesting tidbit i didn't know, NK's first Master was Djume Camara. not sure if he's alive anymore, but there are some field recordings out there of him playing with FK etc.

content is good. i love NKs playing. i've met him in guinea and seen him play a bunch but have yet to work with him.

[dleufer]

I love this album, it's been constantly on my CD player since I bought it. The Kassaladon is amazing with bala and the girl's voice is mind-blowing. He's got some really nice breaks on there too, very melodic. I love the use of bala too.
Probably my favourite djembe CD I've bought so far.

[James]

Yea I recognise Seenbong, what rhythm is that?

Really dig it. The drumming is great, some of the singing, especially earlier in the cd are not my cup of tea.

Kassaldon is probably my favourite track....