Jayme Stone and Mansa Sissoko - Africa To Appalachia

Africa to Appalachia es una colaboración musical que traspasa fronteras con la cantante griot Mansa Sissoko que explora las raíces africanas del banjo y las aventuras del canadiense Jayme Stone en Mali.

Banjo player Jayme Stone is a celebrity in his native Canada thanks to his ability to rapidly switch styles, from jazz to bluegrass or Indian influences. His latest excursion is influenced by his travels in Mali. It features the singer, kora player and griot Mansa Sissoko, and matches Malian praise songs against North American themes, with Sissoko's stately, rippling kora and Stone's impressive, agreeably muted banjo working remarkably well together. But, despite the billing, this is not an album of duets. There were nine musicians involved, including the virtuoso ngoni player Bassekou Kouyate, and the best tracks are the more experimental. On Djula, the kora and banjo are mixed with rousing fiddle from bluegrass star Casey Driessen and trumpet from producer David Travers-Smith of the Wailin' Jennys. Fans may like to hear that Stone and Sissoko have just started a British tour, but without the full band.




1. Bibi 04:47
2. Ninki Nanka 04:47
3. Djula 04:54
4. Tunya 04:52
5. Sila 05:09
6. Dakar 03:47
7. June Apple 03:07
8. Bamaneyake 05:44
9. Tree to Tree 04:33
10. Tene 04:02
11. Yelemane 04:25
12. Chinquapin Hunting 04:40
13. Kaira Ba 07:54