David Dalle
Thursday February 1st, 2024 with David Dalle
Black History Month with the first of a three part look at Burkinabé musician Baba Commandant. 30 for 30 with Doudou N'Diaye Rose "Djabote".
During Black History Month we will be hearing from many Black artists, including a 3-part look at Burkinabé musician Baba Commandant (stage name for Mamadou Sanou). Baba Commandant was a singer and donso n'goni player. The donso n'goni is a 6-string harp, superficially similar to the kora, traditionally played by hunter societies in Wassoulou and Mandingo cultures in West Africa: Mali, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, and Guinea. Baba Commandant had his own band which played a unique style fusing Afrobeat, Funk, 70's Mandingue guitar, and traditional Burkinabé Mandé music. Tragically, he died aged only 50 last November from malaria in his home town.
We will also continue my look at 30 of the most significant albums for my musical development for my 30th year on-air at CKCU. Today we feature the great Senegalese drummer Doudou N'Diaye Rose and his astonishing 1992 album "Djabote". He leads 50 drummers and 80 singers. The power, richness, and beauty of this album took my breath away when I first heard it 30 years ago. It still does.
| Djanfa Baba Commandant & The Mandingo Band - Juguya - Sublime Frequencies |
| Wasso Baba Commandant & The Mandingo Band - Juguya - Sublime Frequencies |
| Bourama La Famille Dembele - Aira Yo, La danse des jeunes Griots - Amiata Records |
| Saa Magni Oumou Sangare - Acoustic - No Format |
| Foli dame Djiguiya - Sakidi - Daqui |
| Ntijiguimorola Baba Commandant & The Mandingo Band - Juguya - Sublime Frequencies |
| Djan Djofoli Fulgence Compaore - Djembe Folies - Playasound |
| Siguisso Baba Commandant & The Mandingo Band - Juguya - Sublime Frequencies |
| I Kanafo Baba Commandant & The Mandingo Band - Juguya - Sublime Frequencies |
| Coincidentally, Doudou N'Diaye Rose was born Mamadou N'Diaye, same given name as Baba Commandant. Doudou died in 2015 aged 85. He was considered a national treasure in Senegal, having played drums since he was a child. He had his big breakthrough in Senegal during Senegal's independence celebrations in 1960. He was leading a 100 sabar (the large earthshaking Wolof drum) orchestra, that must have made Dakar shake! This really impressed Senegal's inaugural president Léopold Sédar Senghor, who appointed him to the National Institute of Arts and drum major at the Senegal National Ballet. This album was recorded outdoors in 1992 on the small island of Gorée off the Dakar harbour. |
| Ligueyou Ndeye Doudou N'Diaye Rose - Djabote - Realworld |
| Cheikh Anta Diop Doudou N'Diaye Rose - Djabote - Realworld |
| Rose Rhythm Doudou N'Diaye Rose - Djabote - Realworld |
| Sidati Aidara Doudou N'Diaye Rose - Djabote - Realworld |
| Bate Kene Ndiaye Doudou N'Diaye Rose - Djabote - Realworld |
| Chants du Burgam Doudou N'Diaye Rose - Djabote - Realworld |
| Khine Sine Doudou N'Diaye Rose - Djabote - Realworld |
| Khine Saloume Doudou N'Diaye Rose - Djabote - Realworld |
| Walo Doudou N'Diaye Rose - Djabote - Realworld |
| Tabala Ganar Doudou N'Diaye Rose - Djabote - Realworld |
| Diame Doudou N'Diaye Rose - Djabote - Realworld |
| Ndiouk Doudou N'Diaye Rose - Djabote - Realworld |
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2:56 PM, February 1st, 2024