Lassana Diabate * Bala [Reissue] Speakers this double album is a

this double album is a treasure trove of never-before-reissued and previously impossible-to-find holy grails

Highly anticipated album by The Cool Kids

Henrik Sandelin and Simon Andersson

Close to the Light

adding Mellotron

Lassana Diabate * Bala [Reissue] Speakers this double album is aThere'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