{"product_id":"toumani-diabate-and-the-london-symphony-orchestra-korolen-lp","title":"Toumani DiabatÉ And The London Symphony Orchestra - Kôrôlén [LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: 180g Black Vinyl\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarcode: 4050538647044\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelease Date: 23rd April 2021\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenre: World Music\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracklist:\u003cbr\u003e1) Haïnamady Town\u003cbr\u003e2) Mama Souraka\u003cbr\u003e3) Elyne Road\u003cbr\u003e4) Cantelowes Dream\u003cbr\u003e5) Moon Kaira\u003cbr\u003e6) Mamadou Kanda Keita\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFocus Tracks:\u003cbr\u003eHaïnamady Town\u003cbr\u003eMamadou Kanda Keita\u003cbr\u003eElyne Road\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1LP Contents:\u003cbr\u003e4pg insert with sleeve notes \u003cbr\u003eObi strip\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorld Circuit Records has made its reputation by producing some of the finest albums of the past three decades. The label is best known for the Grammy-winning Buena Vista Social Club album (and associated solo artists Ibrahim Ferrer, Omara Portuondo and Rubén González), which is the biggest selling world music album of all time and has contributed to the phenomenal rise in popularity of Cuban, as well as Latin American, music. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorld Circuit is also home to a number of revered African artists including the late Tony Allen (whose Afrobeat-jazz collaboration with Hugh Masekela ‘Rejoice’ was released to great critical acclaim in March), iconic blues pioneer Ali Farka Touré (whose classic Grammy-winning ‘Talking Timbuktu’ album, recorded with Ry Cooder, brought the label early international acclaim), Malian divas and social activists Oumou Sangaré and Fatoumata Diawara, master kora player Toumani Diabaté, the illustrious Orchestra Baobab and musical iconoclast Cheikh Lô. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith further brand new releases planned for 2021 and beyond, World Circuit continues to bring diverse, genre-defying music to a wider audience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA ground-breaking new collaboration for fans of African music (Ali Farka Touré, Oumou Sangaré) as well as contemporary orchestral music (Max Richter, Olafur Arnalds, the London Symphony Orchestra)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKôrôlén is a very special collaboration between two titans in music: Toumani Diabaté, the Grammy-winning Malian kora virtuoso, and the London Symphony Orchestra, renowned worldwide for their performances of orchestral music on record, film and stage. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiabaté, a griot whose musical lineage stretches back generations, is well known as one of the most creative musicians on the African continent, and is almost single-handedly responsible for bringing the iconic sound of the kora to worldwide audiences. No stranger to a genre-defying collaboration, he has recorded two Grammy-winning albums alongside desert blues pioneer Ali Farka Touré, as well as projects with Taj Mahal, Björk, Béla Fleck, Damon Albarn and Afrocubism. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCommissioned as a special project by the Barbican Centre in London and produced by World Circuit, these recordings feature Diabaté and his group of eminent Malian musicians (including Kasse Mady Diabaté and Lassana Diabaté), accompanied by the soaring presence of the LSO, in dedicated arrangements by Nico Muhly and Ian Gardiner and conducted by Clark Rundell.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe title bestowed by Diabaté on this unique and groundbreaking release, ‘Kôrôlén’, translates from the Mandinka language as ‘ancestral’ - a fitting theme for an album that brings together ancient griot melodies and Western orchestral arrangements, resulting in an achingly beautiful and fresh Afro-neo-classical sound that will appeal to admirers of African, traditional and new classical, and ambient music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Circuit (BMG)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37798638223516,"sku":"4050538647044","price":26.01,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/products\/ToumaniDiabateAndTheLondonSymphonyOrchestra-Korolen_LP.jpg?v=1613471607","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/toumani-diabate-and-the-london-symphony-orchestra-korolen-lp","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}