''Songhai'' is a
fusion flamenco album by Spanish band
Ketama
Ketama is a Spanish musical group in the new flamenco tradition. Fusing flamenco with other musical forms ( salsa, Brazilian music, reggae, funk, jazz), they created a style that lies somewhere between flamenco and pop salsa. Their music drew ...
, working in collaboration with Malian
kora player
Toumani Diabaté
Toumani Diabaté ( ; 10 August 1965 – 19 July 2024) was a Malian kora player. In addition to performing the traditional music of Mali, he was involved in cross-cultural collaborations with flamenco, blues, jazz, and other international styl ...
, British double bassist
Danny Thompson
Daniel Henry Edward Thompson (born 4 April 1939) is an English multi-instrumentalist best known as a double bassist. He has had a long musical career playing with a large variety of other musicians, particularly Richard Thompson and John Ma ...
, and other musicians.
Track listing
;Side A
#"Jarabi" – (Traditional, arranged by Toumani Diabaté) – 3:40
#"Mani Mani Kuru" – (Toumani Diabaté) – 5:29
#"Caramelo" – (Juan Carmona) – 4:18
#"A Toumani" – (José Soto) – 3:28
;Side B
#
"Vente pa Madrid" – (Antonio Carmona, José Miguel Carmona) – 4:34
#"Africa" – (Toumani Diabaté) – 5:23
#"A mi tía Marina" – (José Miguel Carmona) – 3:36
#"Ne Ne Koitaa" – (Traditional, arranged by Toumani Diabaté) – 3:17
Personnel
* Toumani Diabaté – kora, vocals
*Ketama:
** José Soto – vocals, guitar
** Juan Carmona – guitar, handclaps; guitar solo (track 3)
** Antonio Carmona
Antonio Carmona Amaya (born 21 May 1965) is a Spanish gitano singer of flamenco. He also has French nationality. From the early 1980s, he was a member of the Spanish flamenco-fusion group Ketama,Danny Thompson
Daniel Henry Edward Thompson (born 4 April 1939) is an English multi-instrumentalist best known as a double bassist. He has had a long musical career playing with a large variety of other musicians, particularly Richard Thompson and John Ma ...
– double bass
* Diaw Kouyate – vocals (tracks 2, 6)
* Djanka Diabaté – vocals (tracks 2, 6)
* Marcelo Carlos Fuentes – electric bass (tracks 5, 7)
* José Luis Carmona – backing vocals (track 5)
* Guillermo – backing vocals (track 5)
See also
* Songhai (musical collaboration)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Songhai (Album)
Albums produced by Joe Boyd
World music albums
1988 albums