Instrumental reworking of the traditional song Kaira meaning peace, dedicated to Jally’s daughter, Ajama Kaira.
“It reminds me of my childhood days when I used to sit down around the beachside playing my kora. We always used to have kora and bolong (traditional double bass)”.
credits
from Banjul-London,
released February 24, 2017
Jally Kebba Susso - kora
Matteo Grassi - double bass
Nahawa Doumbia has a beautiful voice that fits perfectly with the arrangements accompanying her on these songs. What is there not to love in this album? It's all beauty. Thibaut Devigne
A lost classic of Greek jazz, this collection of songs threads snakelike melodies through a bubbling cauldron of drums. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 8, 2019