A Djinn and a Hunter Went Walking [CD]

A Djinn and a Hunter Went Walking [CD]

Malian balafon player Neba Solo and donso n’goni player Benego Diakité’s A Djinn and a Hunter Went Walking—the first in a series of new releases in collaboration with longtime Nonesuch partner Nick Gold, former head of World Circuit Records—features the leading players of their traditional instruments: the marimba-like balafon, or bala, and donso n’goni, a hunter’s harp. On the album, co-produced by Gold, Ousmane Haïdara, and Sonny Johns, the acoustic instrumentals are complemented by vocals and percussion as well as touches of mellotron, guitar, and strings. 

The CD version includes a second disc of their original duo performances, unadorned, recorded in a Bamako garden under a mango tree. They started after the sun went down, and crickets can be heard chirping during the quiet moments.

CD TRACK LIST:
Disc 1: “A Djinn and a Hunter Went Walking” 
01-01. Djinê Mogo Tiki (5:28) 
01-02. Seko (4:22) 
01-03. Maa Kery (4:44)  
01-04. Yeredon Bali (5:12)  
01-05. Seko (interlude) (0:51) 
01-06. Hakilimaya (4:53) 
01-07. Kodonaw (4:28) 
01-08. Ba Ngolo (4:08)  
01-09. Nania Ba (4:50)  
01-10. Dankoro Ba (2:11) 

 Disc 2: “A Djinn and a Hunter Went Walking (Garden Demos)”
02-01. Ba Ngolo (Garden Demo) (5:22) 
02-02. Seko (Garden Demo) (5:07) 
02-03. Hakilimaya (Garden Demo) (5:21) 
02-04. Djinê Mogo Tiki (Garden Demo) (5:32) 
02-05. Maa Kery (Garden Demo) (5:00) 
02-06. Ba Ngolo (Balafon Solo) (5:19)