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From a former member of the Africando group comes this sophomore solo effort, Griot from Senegal. Though Pape Kanoute was originally trained on the sax, he does a fine job with the kora here, exploiting it for all its sonic qualities to make a more fully African sound, although he takes plenty of off-roads taken along the way. Beyond the kora, there are a good deal of Western-esque string arrangements.
There's some heavy talking drum work here and there to propel the music forward when the kora seems to be getting stuck in a loop. There's also some decent work on what sounds like a struck-bow midway through the album, adding another aspect to the mix of sounds.
In large part, it's an essentially traditional album of kora work with a couple of old pieces and a number of new compositions for the instrument. There are perhaps more virtuosic players out there (Jali Musa Jawara, Toumani Diabate), but then again, the focus here isn't just on the kora, but on the kora in combination with the talking drum, as well as the all-important lyrics.
The final product here can certainly compete with those of the other major players on the scene.
There's some heavy talking drum work here and there to propel the music forward when the kora seems to be getting stuck in a loop. There's also some decent work on what sounds like a struck-bow midway through the album, adding another aspect to the mix of sounds.
In large part, it's an essentially traditional album of kora work with a couple of old pieces and a number of new compositions for the instrument. There are perhaps more virtuosic players out there (Jali Musa Jawara, Toumani Diabate), but then again, the focus here isn't just on the kora, but on the kora in combination with the talking drum, as well as the all-important lyrics.
The final product here can certainly compete with those of the other major players on the scene.
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