Lassana Diabate * Bala [Reissue] Speakers The Day The Earth Stood

The Day The Earth Stood Still

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

A masterpiece that concludes the 80s

Close to the Light

adding Mellotron

Lassana Diabate * Bala [Reissue] Speakers The Day The Earth StoodThere'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