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01. ABDOULAYE DIABATE - Bimaou
02. ABDOULAYE DIABATE - Kanou Saba
03. ABDOULAYE DIABATE - Siki
04. ABDOULAYE DIABATE - Namawou
05. ABDOULAYE DIABATE - Fantanya
06. ABDOULAYE DIABATE - Djiriyo
07. ABDOULAYE DIABATE - Louanze
08. ABDOULAYE DIABATE - Massassi
09. ABDOULAYE DIABATE - Tabale
ARTIST
TITLE
Djiriyo
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
STCD 1066CD STCD 1066CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
6/24/2016

1995 release. Born a Maninka griot, young Abdoulaye Diabaté was taught the praise songs and epics that his forefathers had sung for centuries, but he grew up also listening to griots (including older cousins) performing with Mali's history-making modern bands (the Rail Band, Super Biton, Les Ambassadeurs and others). When he came of age he proved his mettle in Le Kené-Star De Sikasso, one of the most popular Malian bands of the 1980s. Equally at home in tradition and innovation, he flaunts a style that appeals to three generations, as his solo career has proved. This CD, Djiriyo, includes tracks from three cassettes arranged and produced in the early '90s by Boncana Maiga (Alpha Blondy, Africando).