Lassana Diabate * Bala [Reissue] Speakers Michael Kills

Michael Kills

this double album is a treasure trove of never-before-reissued and previously impossible-to-find holy grails

Close to the Light

2LP Terrestrial Vinyl

Lassana Diabate * Bala [Reissue] Speakers Michael KillsThere's a rich resonance to the music of Fod Lassana Diabat, whose music has travelled with him from his griot family in West Africa to the North American coast of Unama'kik (Cape Breton). Bala, his first album of purely balafn music, brings together traditional pieces with roots in the Mande empire, original compositions inspired by his time in Unama'kik, and tributes to friends and family members. Diabat has developed a unique practice on the balafn