Vieux Diop (Via Jo) (1995)

About this title: This collection of West African music from world music artist Vieux Diop balances traditional material along with his beautiful originals. A love of American R&B singers is an element that permeates this collection of prayers for acceptance and respect for others, ensuring us that celebrating differences will bring us closer. Diop's accompanying band features kora, keyboards, acoustic guitar, electric bass, saba and djembe drums and the xylophone-like balafon. Moving ahead, modernizing West African music with respect for ancient aspects is the fully realized purpose of this unifying project. ... read more

Tracks:

1. Fali [Traditional]
2. N-Gej [Diop]
3. Sutu Kun [Traditional]
4. Banana [Diop/Keane]
5. Lee [Traditional]
6. Mansani [Traditional]
7. Kumba [Diop]
8. Farabi [Diop]
9. Fem [Diop]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.