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Balimaya Project: When The Dust Settles
Yahael Camara-Onono
percussionThere is more that unites Mandé and Wolof musics than divides them, however, above all the two traditions' sophisticated use of drums and percussion. Most of the tracks on When The Dust Settles, the band's second album, include drum and percussion breaks, and one track, "Gold Kan," is a showcase for Onono's eloquence as a soloist. "There's Nothing Left For Us Here" (check the YouTube below) is more typical, keeping drums and percussion central but weaving them into the overall arrangements.
Jazz plays a relatively small role in the band's overall sound, but there are winning solos from flautist
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saxophone, tenorElias Jordan Atkinson
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Nathaniel Cross
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Track Listing
For Aziz; Anka Tulon; A Prayer For Our Parents; Bé Mankan; Red Oil/Beyond Kingdom Come; When The Dust Settles; There’s Nothing Left For Us Here; Suley’s Ablution; Golo Kan; Seasons Of Baraka.
Personnel
Yahael Camara-Onono
percussionGodwin Sonzi
guitarJonathan Moko
bass, electricJeremiah Olaleye
bass, acousticJamal Wilson
keyboardsYohan Kebede
keyboardsTriston Dubison
drumsAdeegun Crispin Robinson
congasMichael Olayinka
percussion
Xhosa Cole
saxophone, tenorElias Jordan Atkinson
trumpet
Nathaniel Cross
tromboneJali Bakary Konteh
koraAboubacar Konaté
percussionSkanda Sabbagh
percussionAdditional Instrumentation
Yahael Camara Onono: vocals, lead djembe, barraarra, sangban, kenkeni, atumblan, callebasse, percussion; Godwin Sonzi: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, kenkeni, kidi; Jonathan Moko: bass; Jeremiah Olaleye: double bass; Jamal Wilson: keyboards, grand piano; Yohan Kebede: keyboard; Triston Dubison: drums, percussion; Adeegun Crispin Robinson: congas, bata ensemble; Michael Olayinka: talking drum, shekere, sakara, percussion; Xhosa Cole: flute, alto sax; Jaz Lee: tenor sax; Elias Jordan Atkinson: trumpet, flugelhorn; Nathaniel Cross: trombone; Jali Bakary Konteh: kora; Aboubacar Konaté: dounounba, kamalen n'goni, barra, kenkeni; Skanda Sabbagh: sangban, kenkeni. Guests: Evie Coplan: cello; Georgio Russell: viola; Dominic Ingram: violin; Nicole Petrus Barracks: violin; Freya Hicks: cello; Jay Phelps: trumpet.
Album information
Title: When The Dust Settles | Year Released: 2023 | Record Label: New Soil
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Instrument: Band / ensemble / orchestra
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