Lassana Diabate * Bala [Reissue] Punk Rock Ralph Rodriguez

Ralph Rodriguez

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Renaissance Affair

Midnight Rendezvous and Isn't It Time helped to launch them into worldwide recognition while also helping to carve out their permanent place in music history

Lassana Diabate * Bala [Reissue] Punk Rock Ralph RodriguezThere's a rich resonance to the music of Fod Lassana Diabat, whose music has travelled with him from his griot family in West Africa to the North American coast of Unama'kik (Cape Breton). Bala, his first album of purely balafn music, brings together traditional pieces with roots in the Mande empire, original compositions inspired by his time in Unama'kik, and tributes to friends and family members. Diabat has developed a unique practice on the balafn