Album

New Ancient Strings / Nouvelles Cordes Anciennes

Toumani Diabate With Ballake Sissoko

1999 · Folk, World, & Country

Rare pressing on Gatefold

New Ancient Strings / Nouvelles Cordes Anciennes by Toumani Diabate With Ballake Sissoko

New Ancient Strings / Nouvelles Cordes Anciennes is a Jazz album by Toumani Diabate With Ballake Sissoko, originally released in 1999. On Gatefold: 9 pressings tracked.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Bi Lambam4:59
  2. 2Salama6:14
  3. 3Kita Kaira9:04
  4. 4Bafoulabe6:27
  5. 5Cheikhna Demba4:31
  6. 6Kora Bali9:06
  7. 7Kadiatou7:50
  8. 8Yamfa5:14

Sound DNA

  • Jazz
  • Big Band & Swing
  • clean
  • triumphant
  • theatrical

Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Comes in a green tinted jewel case & slipcase
Recorded in Bamako, Mali at the Palais des Congres, on 22nd Sept. 1997 (Mali's Independence Day).
Recorded at 20 bit resolution in a natural acoustic, without any artificial reverberation.
Studio editing at Audio Edit, London.

Credits

The people behind it.

Production & Engineering

  • Dermot JamesEXECUTIVE-PRODUCER [REISSUE]
  • Lucy DuranPHOTOGRAPHY, LINER NOTES, PRODUCER, POST PRODUCTION
  • Lucy DuranPRODUCER
  • Nick ParkerRECORDED BY
  • Nick ParkerRECORDED BY, EDITED BY, POST PRODUCTION

Songwriting

  • Toumani Diabaté

Rare pressing on Gatefold · 9 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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