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David Dalle
Thursday July 29th, 2021 with David Dalle
Music from India; Musicians from Mali and Niger.

This past week I saw the Indian film "The Disciple" (streaming on Netflix), a drama about a young man's lifelong pursuit to become a classical Hindustani singer. It stars two classical singers who are both new to acting, Aditya Modak as the young aspiring singer and Arun Dravid as his guru. Though they are real singers and the singing and musical performances in the film were recorded "live", it is a fictional story, a wonderful story about the sacrifices, devotion, and doubts in trying to master an extremely difficult and demanding musical tradition. I think it's on par with "Amadeus" as a film with profound thoughts on music, particularly the perspective of striving and not quite being up to the task (Modak's character in "The Disciple" and Salieri in "Amadeus"). Of course, watching this film has made me listen to a lot of classical singing this past week. We will hear the singer Anol Chatterjee in the second half of the program. The first hour will be devoted to women from West Africa in a set organized around the short and sweet Trio Da Kali EP. The trio is led by singer Hawa Kasse Mady Diabaté, daughter of the late Kasse Mady Diabaté, with the super balafonist Lassana Diabaté and Mamadou Kouyaté (son of Bassekou Kouyaté) on ngoniba. We will hear several other singers from Mali as well as female musicians and singers from Niger.
Talamba
Trio Da Kali - Trio Da Kali EP - World Circuit
Dissa
Trio Da Kali - Trio Da Kali EP - World Circuit
Yirimadjo
Trio Da Kali - Trio Da Kali EP - World Circuit
Binton
Hadja Kouyate et les guineens - Yilimalo - Nocturne
Ballaké Sissoko's recent album features collaborations with a wide range of musicians. On the title track, he plays a duet with Sona Jobarteh, the first professional female kora player from a Griot family. She was born in London but comes from an extensive Griot lineage in The Gambia specializing in kora going back generations. Toumani Diabaté is one of her cousins.
Djourou (with Sona Jobarteh)
Ballake Sissoko - Djourou - No Format
Kene Bo
Trio Da Kali and Kronos Quartet - Ladilikan - World Circuit
Djankonia
Nahawa Doumbia - La Grande Cantatrice Malienne vol 1 - Awesome Tapes From Africa
Tarhanine
Amaria Hamadalher - Music from Saharan WhatsApp 05 - Sahel Sounds
Tihilele
Les Filles de Illighadad - Eghass Malan - Sahel Sounds
Minata Waraba
Oumou Sangare - Acoustic - No Format
Rosewood
Trio Da Kali - Trio Da Kali EP - World Circuit
Godmothers
Trio Da Kali - Trio Da Kali EP - World Circuit
Raag Madhuwanti
Anol Chatterjee, Pandit Yogesh Samsi, Pandit Ajay Joglekar - New Signature - Geetinandan
Gorban Nakralo
Kohinoor Langa Group - Music from the Desert Nomads - World Network
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