Super Djata Band & Zani Diabaté
Volume 2
Super Djata Band & Zani Diabaté
Volume 2
Boomkat Product Review:
Essential listening for anyone who enjoyed that phenomenal 'Rail Band' reissue on Mississippi, 'Volume 2' is a trip through West African cultural history that spotlights Zani Diabaté's astonishing guitar playing.
One of the most popular Malian groups of the 1980s, Zani Diabaté's Super Djata Band crossed psych rock, blues and Afrobeat with Wasulu hunter music, Senufo pastoral dances, griot praises and Fula and Mandinka traditional sounds. Diabaté was already relatively established by the time he formed the band; he'd been pulled into Mali's Ballet National in 1963, where he sang, danced, played guitar, kora, balafon and percussion, and put together the Ganoua Band shortly afterwards. A few years later, the troupe were named the third national orchestra of Mali, but this didn't help much - they were left for months without work, so Diabaté assembled his bandmates and went rogue. They named themselves the Djata Band and in 1974 began to record prolifically for Radio Mali.
'Volume 2' catches up with Diabaté and his ensemble in 1982 when they were at the height of their popularity. Unlike the Rail Band, who fused funk with downtempo malinke grooves, the Super Djata Band leaned into local bambara sounds, criss-crossing elements that would be familiar to Malian audiences with Western psychedelia and blues. And it's Diabatés own virtuosic performance on guitar that elevates the set, pealing loudly over his band's frenetic syncopations and vocalizations.
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Boomkat Product Review:
Essential listening for anyone who enjoyed that phenomenal 'Rail Band' reissue on Mississippi, 'Volume 2' is a trip through West African cultural history that spotlights Zani Diabaté's astonishing guitar playing.
One of the most popular Malian groups of the 1980s, Zani Diabaté's Super Djata Band crossed psych rock, blues and Afrobeat with Wasulu hunter music, Senufo pastoral dances, griot praises and Fula and Mandinka traditional sounds. Diabaté was already relatively established by the time he formed the band; he'd been pulled into Mali's Ballet National in 1963, where he sang, danced, played guitar, kora, balafon and percussion, and put together the Ganoua Band shortly afterwards. A few years later, the troupe were named the third national orchestra of Mali, but this didn't help much - they were left for months without work, so Diabaté assembled his bandmates and went rogue. They named themselves the Djata Band and in 1974 began to record prolifically for Radio Mali.
'Volume 2' catches up with Diabaté and his ensemble in 1982 when they were at the height of their popularity. Unlike the Rail Band, who fused funk with downtempo malinke grooves, the Super Djata Band leaned into local bambara sounds, criss-crossing elements that would be familiar to Malian audiences with Western psychedelia and blues. And it's Diabatés own virtuosic performance on guitar that elevates the set, pealing loudly over his band's frenetic syncopations and vocalizations.
Boomkat Product Review:
Essential listening for anyone who enjoyed that phenomenal 'Rail Band' reissue on Mississippi, 'Volume 2' is a trip through West African cultural history that spotlights Zani Diabaté's astonishing guitar playing.
One of the most popular Malian groups of the 1980s, Zani Diabaté's Super Djata Band crossed psych rock, blues and Afrobeat with Wasulu hunter music, Senufo pastoral dances, griot praises and Fula and Mandinka traditional sounds. Diabaté was already relatively established by the time he formed the band; he'd been pulled into Mali's Ballet National in 1963, where he sang, danced, played guitar, kora, balafon and percussion, and put together the Ganoua Band shortly afterwards. A few years later, the troupe were named the third national orchestra of Mali, but this didn't help much - they were left for months without work, so Diabaté assembled his bandmates and went rogue. They named themselves the Djata Band and in 1974 began to record prolifically for Radio Mali.
'Volume 2' catches up with Diabaté and his ensemble in 1982 when they were at the height of their popularity. Unlike the Rail Band, who fused funk with downtempo malinke grooves, the Super Djata Band leaned into local bambara sounds, criss-crossing elements that would be familiar to Malian audiences with Western psychedelia and blues. And it's Diabatés own virtuosic performance on guitar that elevates the set, pealing loudly over his band's frenetic syncopations and vocalizations.
Boomkat Product Review:
Essential listening for anyone who enjoyed that phenomenal 'Rail Band' reissue on Mississippi, 'Volume 2' is a trip through West African cultural history that spotlights Zani Diabaté's astonishing guitar playing.
One of the most popular Malian groups of the 1980s, Zani Diabaté's Super Djata Band crossed psych rock, blues and Afrobeat with Wasulu hunter music, Senufo pastoral dances, griot praises and Fula and Mandinka traditional sounds. Diabaté was already relatively established by the time he formed the band; he'd been pulled into Mali's Ballet National in 1963, where he sang, danced, played guitar, kora, balafon and percussion, and put together the Ganoua Band shortly afterwards. A few years later, the troupe were named the third national orchestra of Mali, but this didn't help much - they were left for months without work, so Diabaté assembled his bandmates and went rogue. They named themselves the Djata Band and in 1974 began to record prolifically for Radio Mali.
'Volume 2' catches up with Diabaté and his ensemble in 1982 when they were at the height of their popularity. Unlike the Rail Band, who fused funk with downtempo malinke grooves, the Super Djata Band leaned into local bambara sounds, criss-crossing elements that would be familiar to Malian audiences with Western psychedelia and blues. And it's Diabatés own virtuosic performance on guitar that elevates the set, pealing loudly over his band's frenetic syncopations and vocalizations.
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Boomkat Product Review:
Essential listening for anyone who enjoyed that phenomenal 'Rail Band' reissue on Mississippi, 'Volume 2' is a trip through West African cultural history that spotlights Zani Diabaté's astonishing guitar playing.
One of the most popular Malian groups of the 1980s, Zani Diabaté's Super Djata Band crossed psych rock, blues and Afrobeat with Wasulu hunter music, Senufo pastoral dances, griot praises and Fula and Mandinka traditional sounds. Diabaté was already relatively established by the time he formed the band; he'd been pulled into Mali's Ballet National in 1963, where he sang, danced, played guitar, kora, balafon and percussion, and put together the Ganoua Band shortly afterwards. A few years later, the troupe were named the third national orchestra of Mali, but this didn't help much - they were left for months without work, so Diabaté assembled his bandmates and went rogue. They named themselves the Djata Band and in 1974 began to record prolifically for Radio Mali.
'Volume 2' catches up with Diabaté and his ensemble in 1982 when they were at the height of their popularity. Unlike the Rail Band, who fused funk with downtempo malinke grooves, the Super Djata Band leaned into local bambara sounds, criss-crossing elements that would be familiar to Malian audiences with Western psychedelia and blues. And it's Diabatés own virtuosic performance on guitar that elevates the set, pealing loudly over his band's frenetic syncopations and vocalizations.
Available To Order (Estimated Shipping between 7-14 Working Days)
This item is to the best of our knowledge available to us from the supplier and should ship to you within the time-frame indicated. If there are any unforeseen issues with availability we will notify you immediately
Boomkat Product Review:
Essential listening for anyone who enjoyed that phenomenal 'Rail Band' reissue on Mississippi, 'Volume 2' is a trip through West African cultural history that spotlights Zani Diabaté's astonishing guitar playing.
One of the most popular Malian groups of the 1980s, Zani Diabaté's Super Djata Band crossed psych rock, blues and Afrobeat with Wasulu hunter music, Senufo pastoral dances, griot praises and Fula and Mandinka traditional sounds. Diabaté was already relatively established by the time he formed the band; he'd been pulled into Mali's Ballet National in 1963, where he sang, danced, played guitar, kora, balafon and percussion, and put together the Ganoua Band shortly afterwards. A few years later, the troupe were named the third national orchestra of Mali, but this didn't help much - they were left for months without work, so Diabaté assembled his bandmates and went rogue. They named themselves the Djata Band and in 1974 began to record prolifically for Radio Mali.
'Volume 2' catches up with Diabaté and his ensemble in 1982 when they were at the height of their popularity. Unlike the Rail Band, who fused funk with downtempo malinke grooves, the Super Djata Band leaned into local bambara sounds, criss-crossing elements that would be familiar to Malian audiences with Western psychedelia and blues. And it's Diabatés own virtuosic performance on guitar that elevates the set, pealing loudly over his band's frenetic syncopations and vocalizations.
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