Released in 1995, 'Sarala' marked its time by generating a genuine enthusiasm for Mandingo music, encouraging many Western musicians to go to Mali and explore this music at its very source. Fruit of the reunion of Hank Jones (an African-American musician and one of the most gifted pianists of his generation) and Cheick-Tidiane Seck (a reputed arranger, band-leader, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Mali) the album is a symbiosis - one of the spirit and the heart - of two genres. Despite the bites of time and the vicissitudes of history, these two genres nevertheless perpetuate the same immemorial gesture, that of Mandingo plainsong, the very source and substance of gospel, which adapts without cease to the most modern of sounds thanks to the virtuosity of the musicians gathered together.

Disc 1

Track name

Artist

1.Aly Kawele

Hank Jones meets Cheick-Tidiane Seck and The Mandinkas

2.Sarala

Hank Jones meets Cheick-Tidiane Seck and The Mandinkas

3.Maningafoly

Hank Jones meets Cheick-Tidiane Seck and The Mandinkas

4.Tounia Kanibala

Hank Jones meets Cheick-Tidiane Seck and The Mandinkas

5.Komidiara

Hank Jones meets Cheick-Tidiane Seck and The Mandinkas

6.Fantague

Hank Jones meets Cheick-Tidiane Seck and The Mandinkas

Disc 2

Track name

Artist

1.Make

Hank Jones meets Cheick-Tidiane Seck and The Mandinkas

2.Walidi Ya

Hank Jones meets Cheick-Tidiane Seck and The Mandinkas

3.Soundjata

Hank Jones meets Cheick-Tidiane Seck and The Mandinkas

4.Hank Miri

Hank Jones meets Cheick-Tidiane Seck and The Mandinkas

5.Hadja Fadima

Hank Jones meets Cheick-Tidiane Seck and The Mandinkas

6.Moriba Ka Foly

Hank Jones meets Cheick-Tidiane Seck and The Mandinkas

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