Lassana Diabate * Bala [Reissue] Heavy Metal Because of this context

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and positioning

Keep people guessing and keep it full of surprises

The density of sound layers indicate reconnaissance-global photography

but especially in the '70s and early '80s

Lassana Diabate * Bala [Reissue] Heavy Metal Because of this contextThere's a rich resonance to the music of Fod Lassana Diabat, whose music has travelled with him from his griot family in West Africa to the North American coast of Unama'kik (Cape Breton). Bala, his first album of purely balafn music, brings together traditional pieces with roots in the Mande empire, original compositions inspired by his time in Unama'kik, and tributes to friends and family members. Diabat has developed a unique practice on the balafn