AFEL BOCOUM Linde (2020 UK/EU limited edition 11-track LP pressed on 180-gram Heavyweight Vinyl - Mali's Afel Bocoum [Afrixa Express, Mali Music] is among the last of a breakthrough generation of African musicians who cross-pollinated their own traditional music with the new sounds that arrived from all over the world throughout the 20th century. With the support of executive producers Damon Albarn [Blur] & Nick Gold, Lindé is a remarkable blend of deep tradition andaudacious innovation, with guest performances from eminent Malian musicians including Madou Kouyaté, the late 'Hama' Sankaré and Madou Sidiki Diabaté, with interventions as diverse as the drums of Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen, the trombone of Vin Gordon [Bob Marley / Skatalites] and the violin of Joan as Police Woman. Complete with a fold-out insert containing song notes & lyrics printed in English and French, the picture sleeve also comes with the custom-printed spine obi and the vinyl looks unplayed) more...
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