Release Date: 1/01/1999
Recording Date: 8/1999
Tracks: 12
Length: 00:58:43 Hrs
Label: Ryko/Rhino
Type: CD
- Genre/Styles
- Kora, Contemporary Blues
Album Tracks (12)
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What the Critics Say
This informal collaboration between veteran American bluesman Mahal and Malian kora (it's a 21-stringed lute-like instrument) master Diabate was recorded in an Athens, GA, studio with a sextet of West African string instrumentalists and vocalists. It sounds like a half a world away, with the two mixed cultures merging to create traditional blues based on non-traditional musical values. Mahal's gruff, weary voice is soothed by the Malian crew's sweet tones; conversely, the leaders' picking styles sound as if they were harvested from the same land. Natural, unpretentious, and occasionally sensual, Kulanjan is classy world music without the stuffy undertones. ~ Michael Gallucci, All Music Guide
