Behmanka

Behmanka Artist: Mamadou Diabate
Label: World Village
Category: Music


Buying details


Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD


UPC: 713746803926
EAN: 0713746803926
ASIN: B0009K7R9I


Release Date: 2005-06-14

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Tracks:

  1. Touma
  2. Jamanadiera
  3. Behmanka
  4. Kora Boloba
  5. Kita Baro
  6. Diarabi Kele
  7. Sanfene Foli
  8. Djimbaseh

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars What a magician!!!.......2006-09-19

After years of studying classical music, Jazz, and all sorts of esoterica - I was finally introduced to the music of Mamadou Diabate. What can I say? The man is a magician on his instrument - he fills the hall and defies logic with the sounds that emanate from the Kora. His music can be contrapuntal, folky, lyrical, or calypso. He has all the skill and dexterity of Al DiMeola or Paco De Lucia - the polyrythms mezmerize as the bass hand often provides an ostinato for the right. The man is awe-inspiring to watch, channeling something from deep within to his fingertips. His solo music is deeply spiritual and I would highly recommend this album for that introduction. His ensemble, however, is also brilliant and I would also recommend the new album coming out. His xylophonist, percussionist, and bassist are all fabulous musicians with astounding virtuosity. You can't but smile when you see the speedy exchanges between the Xylophone, Kora, and the talking drum. As a musician and a music enthusiast, I count myself very fortunate to have witnessed this amazing music first hand - and hope to have the pleasure again. In the mean time, I will treasure the CDs as a gift.

5 out of 5 stars The best of the best!.......2005-12-04

Diabate is the master of the kora, essentially a 21-stringed harp made out of a giant gourd or pumpkin. To see him live and watch his fingers barely move across the strings is to see genius at work. He's a hulk of a man, standing at around 6'7", and his hands are huge, but the delicate way he plucks the strings brings to mind the classic Gentle Giant. This is beautiful music, sometimes soft and gentle, sometimes blazing and incendiary, always wonderful.

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