sounds of New York
Heart Trio (William Parker [1952-], kora; Cooper-Moore [1946-], homemade instruments; Hamid Drake [1955-, MCOTD Hall of Fame], percussion), live, New York, 6/22/22
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of Mali
Ballaké Sissoko (kora) with Sona Jobarteh (kora, voice),”Djourou,” 2/17/21
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
How about something quiet, and delicate, and beautiful?
Ballaké Sissoko (1968-, kora), live, Paris, 2017
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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reading table
Quick the world rushed out like waters.
—Eimear McBride (1976-), A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing
sounds of Iran and Mali
Why not begin the week with something beautiful?
Kayhan Kalhor (1963-, kamancheh) and Toumani Diabaté (1965-, kora), live, Germany (Osnabrück), 2016
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of Mali
Toumani Diabate (kora), live, Switzerland (Geneva), 2013
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lagniappe
reading table
like clouds drifting apart,
a wild goose separates, for now,
from his friend—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), translated from Japanese by David Landis Barnhill
sounds of Senegal
Why not begin the week with something beautiful?
Seckou Keita (kora), “Mikhi Nathan Mu Toma” (The Invisible Man), 2015
more sounds of Mali
Toumani Diabate (kora), live, India (New Delhi), 2011
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lagniappe
random thoughts
If today is the answer, what is the question?
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taking a break
I’m taking some time off—back in a while.
sounds of Mali (day three)
Ballake Sissoko (kora) and Vincent Segal (cello), live, Washington D.C., 2011
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lagniappe
random thoughts
Perpetual astonishment is one plausible response to being alive in this world. Abject despair is another. The list goes on.
sounds of Mali (day one)
Africa Express, “Terry Riley’s in C Mali,” 2013-15
I am overwhelmed and delighted by this CD. I was not quite prepared for such an incredible journey, hearing the soul of Africa in joyous flight over those 53 patterns of ‘In C’. This ensemble feeds the piece with ancient threads of musical wisdom and humanity indicating to me that this work is a vessel ready to receive and be shaped by the spontaneous feelings and colours of the magician/musician. I could not ask for a greater gift for this daughter’s 50th birthday.
—Terry Riley (1935-)
sounds of Mali
Tired of having your feet on the ground?
Salif Keita, live, Netherlands (Hertme), July 6th
“A Demain”
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“Yamore”
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“Madan”
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