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Release Date: 08 January 2027
Label: Oslo Session Recordings / Losen Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 7090025283758
Genres: World Music Africa
Description
Sidiki Camara, the Malian-born, Oslo-based drumming master and Spellemann award-winning performer, has been one of the most important composers in world music for quite some time. Based on the profound Manding music traditions of Western Africa, the entire career of Camara is a textbook of development, characterised by innovative cooperation with such legends of the music industry as Ali Farka Toure and Boubacar Traore, the great Mamady Keita, innovative jazz musicians Bill Frisell and Esperanza Spalding, and Karpe among others.
The album Ankaben, consisting of ten tracks, comes backed by an elite collection of Norwegian musicians who share a perfect chemistry with Sidiki Camara. In other words, this record oozes with organic warmth, raw spontaneity, and a unique heartbeat that you simply cannot ignore. The level of accomplishment achieved by Camara through Ankaben goes beyond what is usually expected from world music. Indeed, the album can only be defined as a cultural dialogue tapestry, where the sunshine storytelling nature of the Malian griot tradition converges with the harmonious atmosphere of Scandinavian music.
Tracklisting
Troen - Arnesen Quartet
Karin Nakagawa, Hans Tutzer & Paolino Dalla Port
Haakon Graf, Erik Smith & Per Mathisen
Per Mathisen
EH3
Jan Gunnar Hoff Group
Arne Torvik Trio
Troen/Arnesen Quartet
Sidike Camara
FIREBOY DML
Ballake Sissoko
Various Artists
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