South Africa's Sheer Sound label launched its Sheer Africa series a few years ago in order to highlight specific instruments and styles from the continent. Each edition has benefited from attractive ...
Aly Keïta is testament to the adage of an apple not falling far from a tree. Brought up in a family of griot musicians, the award-winning Ivorian grand master of the balafon could not resist adopting ...
El guineano Yadi Camara tenía cuatro años cuando tocó por primera vez un balafón. Era de juguete, pero suficiente para identificarse con el instrumento tradicional de África Occidental. Conocido como ...