August 7, 2021

Balimaya

Balimaya means kinship, fellowship or brotherhood in Bamana and the other Manding languages of West Africa.  It's also an organizing principle for a 16-piece band from London called Balimaya Project, led by percussionist Yahael Camara Onono, featuring musicians from Kokoroko and the SEED Ensemble, and including kora, balafon and a six-piece African drum section.
 
Balimaya Project's debut album Wolo So was released on July 30, and it's a must-hear for fans of  progressive African music and jazz.  I'll play you a track this week on Global A Go-Go.

Also this week (Monday August 9, 3:00-5:00 PM on WRIR, for two weeks afterwards on the wrir.org archive player, check your local listings for airing on other radio stations, and any old time at my podcast site): dreamy Turkish psych-pop; the deep grooves of Cuban rumba and timba; new African music from Yeko & Khaira Arby, Guy One and Vaudou Game; and some North African music for the dance floor.



Artist | Country | Song | Recording | Label | Year
 
Oliver Lake | USA | Separation | Matador Of 1st & 1st | Passin' Thru | 1997
Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros | England UK | Global A Go-Go | Global A Go-Go | Hellcat | 2001
 
Yeni Nostalji | RVA USA | Hem Bal Hem Aci | Yeni Nostalji | Ropeadope | 2018
Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek | Turkey-Germany-France-England UK | Haydar Haydar | Dost 1 | Bongo Joe / Catapulte | 2021
Mazhar Ve Fuat | Turkey | Adimiz Miskindir Bizim | Turkuz Turku Cagiririz! | Yonka | 1973
 
Okute | Cuba | Quiere La Rumba | Okute | Chulo | 2021
Ricardo Abreu, Edisio, Carlos Embale & Adriano Rodriguez | Cuba | No Mas | La Rumba Soy Yo, Vol. II: Con Sentimientos Manana | Bis Music | 2004
Grupo Folklorico Y Experimental Nuevayorquino | USA | Anabacoa | Concepts In Unity | Salsoul | 1975
 
La Mambanegra | Colombia | La Mezcla | La Mezcla - Single | Tambora | 2021
Cesar "Pupy" Pedroso Y Los Que Son, Son | Cuba | Disco Azucar | Pupy El Buenagente | Pimienta | 2005
Jose Luis Cortes Y NG La Banda | Cuba | La Bruja | La Bruja | El Inspector De La Salsa | 1994
 
Trio Da Kali & Kronos Quartet | Mali-USA | Eh Ya Ye | Ladilikan | World Circuit | 2017
Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra | Mali-Senegal-Burkina Faso-Guinee Conakry | Africa Challenge | Boulevard De L'Independance | World Circuit | 2006
Balimaya Project | England UK-Nigeria-Gambia-Guinee Conakry | Balimaya | Wolo So | Jazz Re:freshed | 2021
 
Khaira Arby | Mali | Djamba | Gossip | Clermont Music | 2015
Johann Le Ferrand | France-Mali | Yerna Fasse (feat Khaira Arby) | Yerna Fasse - Single | self-released | 2021
Guy One | Ghana | To Kale Na'nabala | So La Ma La / To Kale Na'nabala - Single | Philophon | 2021
Vaudou Game | Togo-France | Tu As Deconne | Noussin | Hot Casa | 2021
 
Marcus Gad meets Tamal | New Caledonia - France | Tempo | Tempo - Single | Easy Star | 2021
Cheb Nacim | Algeria-England UK | 100% Nabrike (Phil Thornton remix) | Algerian Rai | ARC | 2006
Magic System | Cote D'Ivoire-France-Algeria | Un Gaou A Oran (feat 113 & Mohamed Lamine) | Cessa Kie La Verite | Virgin | 2005

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