Diabate, Toumani's Symmetric Orchestra / Boulevard De L'independance
Album: Boulevard De L'independance   Collection:World
Artist:Diabate, Toumani's Symmetric Orchestra   Added:Jul 2006
Label:World Circuit  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2006-08-06 Pull Date: 2006-10-08 Charts: Reggae/World
Week Ending: Oct 8 Oct 1 Sep 24 Sep 17 Sep 10 Sep 3 Aug 27 Aug 20
Airplays: 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 3

Recent Airplay
1. Jan 24, 2019: Grace and Jam
Toumani
4. Jun 17, 2011: No Cover, No Minimum
Africa Challenge
2. Apr 20, 2018: Old Fart at Play
Wasso
5. Aug 10, 2010: At the Cafe Bohemian
Africa Challenge
3. Oct 26, 2017: No Cover, No Minimum
Africa Challenge
6. Apr 24, 2009: No Cover, No Minimum
Africa Challenge

Album Review
Decca
Reviewed 2006-08-03
The Malian kora player and his pan-African band (elec. guitar, bass, drums, kora, balafon, brass) deliver a first-rate release (recorded in a two-week span of all-night sessions). Tracks range from Afro-salsa to traditional griot tracks w/a contemporary flair. Every track is worth playing. Seriously good stuff, pick a track at random and play.

1. Upbeat Afro-funk w/sweet kora breaks & catchy energy.
2. Relaxed w/good use of chorus and strings. Light & lyrical.
3. Upbeat & driving Afro-funk w/lots of brass, perc.
4. Downtempo w/serious perc/claps, kora, vocals. Picks up later.
5. Hot Afro-salsa track with a “get up and dance” energy. Yow!
6. Midtempo w/nicely melodic strings & good vocals and flute.
7. Relaxed & lightly swaying w/some faster vocal bits.
8. Soft strings at first, keeps gaining power & speed. Very cool.
9. Big, brassy dance track. Upbeat w/lots of funky horns/perc.

Track Listing
1. Toumani   5. Africa Challenge
2. Boulevard de l'Independance   6. Wasso
3. Ya Fama   7. Mamadou Diaby
4. Mali Sadio   8. Tapha Niang
  9. Single