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She looks like she has been impaled with a percussion instrument ..
Yeah. It's not often you manage to catch an unusual expression AND not have the mic in the way.
The normal rules for a festival in Mexico applied - absolutely no rules at all.
Anyone with a camera was allowed climb up on anything.
People who are annoyed by photographers at gigs would be fucking totally apoplectic here.
I didn't shoot much, and there wasn't much of interest in what I actually shot.
This lady though will feature in the horn thread before long...
The normal rules for a festival in Mexico applied - absolutely no rules at all.
Anyone with a camera was allowed climb up on anything.
People who are annoyed by photographers at gigs would be fucking totally apoplectic here.
I didn't shoot much, and there wasn't much of interest in what I actually shot.
This lady though will feature in the horn thread before long...
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my view of toumani & sidiki diabate last saturday night. (photo by cliona)
my view of toumani & sidiki diabate last saturday night. (photo by cliona)
Nice one. How was the performance? I only have In The Heart of the Moon, and love it.
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gig was good to great (but i didn't take part in the standing ovation). certainly way better than the only other time i saw toumani - with the symmetric orchestra - which was weak. started off with sidiki doing a solo piece which leaned heavily towards a western funk/blues style in parts and was all the worse for it - definitely the low point of the night. then the da came on for a selection of duos and shone on almost every one. the delicacy of his touch, his phrasing, his pacing, his fills and improvs served to highlight both what a master of his instrument he is and, alas, how much better he is than the son who was a capable foil, if a bit too leaden and motorik by comparison, not to mention his penchant for phaser and wah effects.
i can take or leave most of 'in the heart of the moon' what with cooder & co. yopping all over it. i think there are two or three unblemished instrumental duos on that record, but the rest all lose marks for one reason or another. i'd recommend the following:
- toumani diabate - kaira. 1988 debut solo l.p.
- toumani diabate, bassekou kouyate & keletigui diabate - djelika. kora/ngoni/balafon trio - the guitar.bass/drums trifecta of malian music.
- toumani diabate & ballake sissoko - new ancient strings. flawless instrumental kora duos from the two sons of the guys that featured on cordes anciennes in 1970.
- toumani diabate - mande variations. 2007 solo follow-up to kaira, including a couple of pure improvisations.
the follow-up to 'in the heart of the moon' does feature ali & toumani duetting on 56/cinquante six, every bit the equal of the touré solo original:
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curious to hear how you get on. if you fall for the kora like i have, i can recommend a bunch of non-toumani albums too.
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some great shots here from 70s/80s LA scene, from the archives of the Herald-Examiner collection: vintage everyday: 20 Rarely Seen Photos of Los Angeles Rock Bands From the Late 1970s to the 1980s
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