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Boulevard de l'Independance
Released in Audio CD by Nonesuch (25 July, 2006)
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Artist: Toumani Diabate Symmetric Orchestra
Tracks:
- Toumani
- Boulevard de l'Independance
- Ya Fama
- Mali Sadio
- Africa Challenge
- Wasso
- Mamadou Diaby
- Tapha Niang
- Single
Toumani Diabate, scion of one of Mali's oldest hereditary musical dynasties, was born into a few-centuries-worth of hard-acts-to-follow. But his output continues his father Sidiki's life-long exploration of the manifold possibilities of the kora, West Africa's glorious 21-string harp-lute. Aside from folklore-based recitals, such as New Ancient Strings with fellow kora virtuoso Ballake Sissoko, he has also released a quiver-full of genre-bursting experiments. The flamenco-infused Songhai albums, Kulanjan, with American roots master Taj Mahal, and 2005's Grammy-winning In The Heart Of The Moon with the late, great Malian guitarist Ali Farka, are only a few highlights. The present project, featuring a 50-member big band hailing from Mali, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Côte DIvoire, and Guinée, can best be described as neo-trad-with-attitude. Local xylophones, plucked instruments, and percussion abut drum kits and electric bass. The string arrangements sometimes recall Zanzibar's Taarab orchestras, while the brass charts have an aggressive yet tasty swagger; you might not imagine that the kora could work as a lead instrument in such company but it does. Further graced by the astounding vocals of Kasse Mady Diabate and a mixed chorale, this is a ground-breaking and soon-to-be-legendary release. --Christina Roden
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Makes me want to dance to the passport office!
Bouade
Released in Audio CD by Buda Musique (06 May, 2003)
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Artist: Koutiakan
Tracks:
- Bouade
- Lamissa
- Kara
- N' Goba
- Donso
- Kuru
- Tendoro
- Tiekoroba

Bowmboi
Released in Audio CD by (01 June, 2004)
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Artist: Rokia Traore
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Burkina Faso-Mali: Music of Today
Released in Audio CD by Buda Musique (04 September, 2001)
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Artist: Lassina Coulibaly & Yan Kadi Faso
Tracks:
- Doussou
- Goundo Yiri Den
- Mogo Man Wole
- Yafamma
- Dambe
- Seme Yiri
- Africain Nou
- Benkani
- Aiyebn Deme Delicola
- Fencoro
- Yankadi
- Borro
- Saka Kounou
- Antala

Bush Taxi Mali: Field Recordings from Mali
Released in Audio CD by Sublime Frequencies (13 July, 2004)
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Artist: Various Artists
Tracks:
- Morning in Djenne/Les Chavaux de Sunjata
- Radio Bamako!
- Rihlah
- Fouta Djallon
- Autorail
- Mopti Niger Walking
- Segou
- Kah Mohno (Dogon)
- Kaita
- Deni Meba
- Bambaran Wedding Celebration
- Sanan Kovya
- O Mansa Musa
- Dogon Country at Night

Calabash Blues
Released in Audio CD by Firenze (11 October, 2005)
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Artist: Markus James
Tracks:
- Come Around
- Need A Believer
- Other Side Of The World
- Jump Up And Fly / Mone
- Wakin Up At Midnight / Ebina
- One Drop
- Dream After Dream (For Skip James)
- Wabissimila
- Nightbird
- Far As I Can Run / Majirica Samba
- In The Shadows
- Sun Is Rising
- Way To Go

Dakan (Songs of Mali)
Released in Audio CD by Playasound (15 February, 2000)
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Artist: Maimouna
Tracks:
- Toubani Percu
- Ami Camara
- Djoukouya (Dakan)
- Coumba Dianwara
- Tata Nana
- Hereban
- Ataramena
- Koulabanta Tounialema
- Saya Magny
- Nabarana

Dance of the Kora
Released in Audio CD by Rhino / Wea (20 August, 1996)
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Artist: Moussa Kanoute
Tracks:
- Windswept
- Courage
- Ledian Dance
- Caribe
- From The Source
- Pensee La Vie
- Happiness
- I Shall Be Released
- Mosque

Diario Mali
Released in Audio CD by Ponderosa (09 May, 2006)
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Artist: Ludovico Einaudi and Ballake Sissoko
Tracks:
- Laissez Moi En Paix
- Entre Nous
- Soutoukou
- Chanson D'Amour
- Chameaux
- Ma Mere
- A L'Ombre
- Niger Blues
- Mali Sajio
- Dessert Dans Le Desert

Diby
Released in Audio CD by (02 November, 2004)
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Artist: Nahawa Doumbia
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Please bring this wonderful music from Mali to concert halls or dance halls or churches--this is the kind of music that transforms and makes our higher nature emerge into the world.