Songhai is a
fusion flamenco album by
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...
band
Ketama
Ketama is a Spanish musical group in the new flamenco tradition. Fusing flamenco with other musical forms (salsa, Brazilian music, reggae, funk, jazz), they created a style that lies somewhere between flamenco and pop salsa. Their music drew as ...
, working in collaboration with
Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...
an
kora player
Toumani Diabaté
Toumani Diabaté ( ; born 10 August 1965) is a Malian kora player. In addition to performing the traditional music of Mali, he has also been involved in cross-cultural collaborations with flamenco, blues, jazz, and other international styles. I ...
and other musicians.
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Songhai (musical collaboration) Songhai was a world music collaboration between the Spanish flamenco group Ketama, Malian kora player Toumani Diabaté, and English bass player Danny Thompson. They released two albums, '' Songhai'' (1988) and ''Songhai 2'' (1994), both co-produce ...
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Track listing
;Side A
#"Jarabi" – (Traditional, arranged by Toumani Diabate) – 3:40
#"Mani Mani Kuru" – (Toumani Diabate) – 5:29
#"Caramelo" – (Juan Carmona) – 4:18
#"A Toumani" – (José Soto) – 3:28
;Side B
#
"Vente pa Madrid" – (Antonio Carmona, José Miguel Carmona) – 4:34
#"Africa" – (Toumani Diabate) – 5:23
#"A mi tía Marina" – (José Miguel Carmona) – 3:36
#"Ne Ne Koitaa" – (Traditional, arranged by Toumani Diabate) – 3:17
Personnel
* Toumani Djabate – kora, vocals
*Ketama:
** José Soto – vocals, guitar
** Juan Carmona – guitar, handclaps; guitar solo (track 3)
** Antonio Carmona – percussion, guitar; vocals (track 5)
** José Miguel Carmona – guitar, emulator; vocals (track 5)
* Danny Thompson – double bass
* Diaw Kouyate – vocals (tracks 2, 6)
* Djanka Diabate – vocals (tracks 2, 6)
* Marcelo Carlos Fuentes – electric bass (tracks 5, 7)
* Josè Luis Carmona – backing vocals (track 5)
* Guillermo – backing vocals (track 5)
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Albums produced by Joe Boyd
World music albums
1988 albums