Sona Diabate
Tounkana

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Tracks

1. Bintia (pre-production)

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Racism and life in the global village. Modern African music with strong Mandingo roots.

A solo CD by a former member of Les Amazones de Guinee. Contains new songs composed during Sona's recent year-long stay in Guinea. "Tounkana" speaks of racism and life in the global village called "One-World" from the point of view of an African woman with twenty years of world travel behind her. Includes modern instruments and sounds unlike her previous solo CD "gare-gare" which relied on traditional instruments -- a new direction for Sona. Excellent arrangement by fellow Guineen star, Kerfala Kante, who crafted undulating grooves with reeds, e-guitar, keyboards, bass & drums mixed with traditional instruments like bolon, acoustic guitar, balafon and djembe. Superb musicians make this CD a must for all music lovers -- not only Sona Diabate fans!

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Discography

• Les Amazones de Guinée - Au coeur de Paris (Bolibana/1976)
• Sona Diabate - Sons de la savanne (Bolibana/1983)
• compil. - Africa (Oxfam/World Music Network - RGNET 1973 published in UK)
• Sona Diabate - Kankele-Ti (pam/1988)
• Sona Diabate - Girls Of Guinea (Shanachie/1990)
• Sona Diabate - Garé-Garé (pam/1996)
• Argile feat. Sona Diabate - live in Africa & Europe (bibiafrica/Indigo/1998)
• Argile feat. Sona Diabate - Mandingo Festival (bibiafrica/Indigo/2000)
• Sona Diabate - Tounkana (bibiafrica/Indigo/May 2001)

Compilations (not complete):
• Africa Festival - live in Würzburg 96 (Afro-Project, Kaiserstr. 16, 97070 Würzburg)
• New African Worldbeat - Vol.2 (535734-2) PolyMedia, Frankfurt
• Desert Blues (58774) Network, Frankfurt

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