Takamba

VINYL FORMAT. Hypnotic recording session with griot "Ali" Ag Amounine at his home in Timbouctou. Playing the distinctive style of Northern Mali and Niger known as Takamba—droning electrified traditional guitar accompanied by a haunting rhythm tapped on a calabash—Ali navigates a repertoire drawing on music learned on his travels and his own compositions. Comes with a bonus 7" of acoustic performances. Co-release with Sahel Sounds.