Siramori Diabate – Griot Music from Mali vol. 3 (2002)

Posted By : d'Avignon | Date : 24 Sep 2011 20:34:33 | Comments : 3 |

Siramori Diabate – Griot Music from Mali vol. 3 (2002)

Label: PAN records | cat. no. PAN 2104

Not being a specialist in world music, I had no idea about the legend that was griot singer Siramori Diabate from Mali; but when friends of mine requested for the album, I began to read about her, realized she was "the real stuff", and that this is an extremely rare recording.
When I got it from the library, I anxiously watched the surface of the cd. Hardly had I seen a cd that appeared thus damaged. Scratches, cuts, pockmarks, I had difficulty to imagine this hard suffering little disc could be ripped at all.
Well, the spirit of Siramori Diabate must have guarded the ripping process, for EAC performed miracles here. It is utterly amazing: you will hear no other imperfections than those that are in the recording itself (for a major part, this was originally recorded with a cassette tape in Diabate’s own house).
The log below shows some errors then, but don’t worry. You won’t hear them. I am glad I managed to make a copy of this authentic document before it is too late and the poor disc gives up.

Tracks:

1. Sunjata Fasa (Praise Song for Sunjata) 13:17
2. Numu Fasa 5:41
3. Tasiriminga 9:15
4. Julafundo Madisila 5:15
5. Sara (Popularity) 8:32
6. Yassunkayi 7:48
7. Gwèdè (Hunter Hero) / Tiramagan Fasa (Praise Song for Tiramagan) 16:56
8. Fakoli Janjo 3:29
9. Tiramagan Fasa (Praise Song for Tiramagan) 2:31

Performers:

Siamori Diabate – solo vocals
Sidiki Kouyate - acoustic guitar
Deminyan Kouyate – backing vocals
Mamadi Diabate aka Jetennemadi no. 1 – acoustic guitar
Jeli Kankumadi Diabate – reciting vocals
Bremajan Kamissoko – reciting vocals
Lansine Diabate - reciting vocals