Zani Diabate & Super Djata - Live (Full Album)!!! Mali - 80s - Guitarra - Africa

Zani Diabate & Super Djata Live in Melkweg Festival
Amsterdam, Netherlands
0:00 Siguimiogosonfo
4:33 Farima
10:29 Mali Nioula
17:39 Tcheloumbambe
24:17 Yacouba
32:24 Sissenadiolo
37:19 Diabate Zani
Who is Zani Diabate??!!!
He was born into a family of traditional, hereditary praise-singing musicians, or jalis as they are known in Bambara (the main language used in Mali) and learned dance, acrobatic tricks, belafon (wooden xylophone), kora (African 21-stringed harp) and singing. Zani's parents performed with the National Ballet of Mali, which he joined in the early 1960s. Zani found himself being caught up in the development of Malian popular music in the period, learning guitar and coming under the spell of Sekou "Diamond Fingers" Diabate, the legendary guitarist of the influential West African dance band, Bembeya Jazz. He also studied the styles of Western guitar tyros like Jimi Hendrix and Carlos Santana.
Zani put together his Super Djata Band, which featured balafon, bass, rhythm guitar, percussion, and the wonderful voice of lead vocalist Daouda Sangare and began his recording career. The sound the band played, based on the Bambara language, was rootsy than the cool rhythms of Malinke-based singers like Keita. His reputation soared and he was offered an international contract with the Mango label, which resulted in the 1988 album Zani Diabate And The Super Djata Band and a first major overseas tour (the album has since been reissued on CD and is well worth checking out).
But while Keita, Toumani Diabate and the late Toure all went on to even greater international success and visibility, Zani Diabate seemed to fade from the international circuit. He still performed but when the Super Djata Band disbanded in the 1990s, he turned his attention to his new position as director of the Malian National Ballet. He continued to champion young Malian musicians (all his children are accomplished musicians and dancers).
In late 2010, he returned to the studio with his son and many young musicians under the band name Les Heritiers to record an album, the result of which, Tientalaw was released last month on the UK-based label Stern's. It's already high on the European Broadcast Union's World Music charts for last month and has been garnering stellar reviews from critics. I've ordered the album and have only heard a few tracks but those trademark bubbling rootsy rhythms I first heard more than 20 years are very evident, as is the guitar sound he created. Definitely one to look out for.
Diabate's amazing guitar work was highly influential on guitarists who followed him. You can hear his influence on one of the most successful Malian guitarists of recent years, Amadou (of the band Amadou and Mariam), and on many others. Despite this, he is not as well known as the other Malian stars, which is a shame.
Zani sadly passed away 4th January 2011, Paris, France. May his soul rest in peace
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