Trio Da Kali And The Kronos Quartet / Ladilikan
Album: Ladilikan   Collection:World
Artist:Trio Da Kali And The Kronos Quartet   Added:May 2018
Label:World Circuit  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2018-05-05 Pull Date: 2018-07-07 Charts: Reggae/World
Week Ending: Jul 8 Jul 1 Jun 24 Jun 17 Jun 3 May 27 May 20 May 13
Airplays: 4 1 2 2 2 2 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. Nov 17, 2021: Draupadi's Half-Hidden Garden
Ladilikan
4. Jul 11, 2018: art crust
Ladilikan
2. Sep 05, 2021: No Cover, No Minimum (rebroadcast from Jul 5, 2018)
Sunjata
5. Jul 08, 2018: Gong Songs
Eh Ya Ye
3. Jul 24, 2021: At the Cafe Bohemian (rebroadcast from Jun 14, 2018)
Kanimba
6. Jul 07, 2018: Music Casserole
Sunjata

Album Review
Margy Kahn
Reviewed 2018-05-03
Three virtuoso griot musicians from Mali (xylophone and lute players with singer) teamed up with the Kronos quartet (violins, violo, and cello) to produce this beautiful album.

No FCC's; Favorite tracks: 2, 7, 9, 10

1-- Tita – (6:54) a song about breaking with the old ways in 1950's and marrying for love; lovely xylophone has a skippy beat punctuated by Kronos strings over which singer gives lyrics

*2 –Kanimba – (4:41) the teasing of sisters-in-law – strings play interval harmony with singer; xylophone punctuates here; lush sound with insistent beat

3—Eh Ya Ye – (4:52) –advises a holy man not to tell lies – strings lead off, xylophone follows, then voice; lots of sliding strings at the end

4-- Garaba Mama (3:03) – praise song for a trader named Garaba Mama – the ngoni or African lute-- ancestor of the American banjo -- is showcased here

5-- God Shall Wipe All the Tears Away (3:07) – translation of Mahalia Jackson song into Bambara – backed by strings played like a church organ

6-- Samuel (3:52) – showcases the balafon or xylophone – duet of hammered and bowed notes

*7—Lila Bambo (4:59)-- ancient Mandinka song – wonderful balafon playing

8 –Kene Bo (3:03) – the obligation to marry –pretty interplay of vocal and instrumental

**9 – Ladilikan (4:58) – title song of album – based on gospel song sung by Mahalia Jackson, 'I'm Going to Live the Life I Sing About in My Song;' inspired

*10—Sunjata (7:21) – epic story of Mande hunter-king Sunjata from the 13th century


Track Listing
1. Tita   6. Samuel
2. Kanimba   7. Lila Bambo
3. Eh Ya Ye   8. Kene Bo
4. Garaba Mama   9. Ladilikan
5. God Shall Wipe All The Tears Away   10. Sunjata