Time Out NY Gives Toumani Diabate Album Five Stars

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Toumani Diabate's latest album, The Mande Variations, his first solo project in more than two decades on the kora, a 21-string harp, earns five stars in Time Out New York. Reviewer K. Leander Williams finds that elements both of the past (Toumani's esteemed, centuries-long musical heritage) and present (as seen in recent collaborations with the likes of Björk and Damon Albarn), come to bear on the new record of 21-string . Writes Williams:

It's not a strict return to roots; the pastoral melodies may reach back centuries, but Diabaté spikes them with slyly contemporary chord voicings and rhythms. The way his taut basslines bolster the themes (and vice versa), you'd think Diabaté had a finger for every string.

To read the review, visit timeout.com/newyork.

Diabate_mande_lg_2 Click here to add The Mande Variations CD plus the free album MP3s to your Shopping Cart now for only $15.98. Visit the Nonesuch Store for more options.

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  • Wednesday, March 5, 2008
    Time Out NY Gives Toumani Diabate Album Five Stars

    Toumani Diabate's latest album, The Mande Variations, his first solo project in more than two decades on the kora, a 21-string harp, earns five stars in Time Out New York. Reviewer K. Leander Williams finds that elements both of the past (Toumani's esteemed, centuries-long musical heritage) and present (as seen in recent collaborations with the likes of Björk and Damon Albarn), come to bear on the new record of 21-string . Writes Williams:

    It's not a strict return to roots; the pastoral melodies may reach back centuries, but Diabaté spikes them with slyly contemporary chord voicings and rhythms. The way his taut basslines bolster the themes (and vice versa), you'd think Diabaté had a finger for every string.

    To read the review, visit timeout.com/newyork.

    Diabate_mande_lg_2 Click here to add The Mande Variations CD plus the free album MP3s to your Shopping Cart now for only $15.98. Visit the Nonesuch Store for more options.

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