Lassana Diabate * Bala [Reissue] Speakers while nature imagery in songs

while nature imagery in songs like "Cumulonimbus" and "Vulture Tree" mirrors lived experience

Heavily influenced by the sounds of Chicago & Detroit's underground scenes

adding Mellotron

Close to the Light

Lassana Diabate * Bala [Reissue] Speakers while nature imagery in songsThere's a rich resonance to the music of Fod Lassana Diabat, whose music has travelled with him from his griot family in West Africa to the North American coast of Unama'kik (Cape Breton). Bala, his first album of purely balafn music, brings together traditional pieces with roots in the Mande empire, original compositions inspired by his time in Unama'kik, and tributes to friends and family members. Diabat has developed a unique practice on the balafn