Word: diabatã
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...real shock here then—and the effect that isn’t advertised or written about—is Diabat??’s dominance over Touré, which seems to stem solely from the nature of their instruments...
...Farka Touré & Toumani Diabat?...
...first experience with Toumani Diabat?? was, to say the least, bittersweet. I came home with a brand new Taj Mahal album as my treasure of the day, eager to hear my hero sing “Queen Bee” in the fashion I have grown to love. Suddenly, Diabat?? tinkled in on his kora one second into the familiar introduction, dashing my hopes, delicately; I had bought a collaborative album...
...later grew to appreciate this sound, after a fashion. But apprehension grew when I heard about “In the Heart of the Moon,” a collaboration between Diabat?? and another one of my beloved Afro-bluesmen, Ali Farka Touré. I gave it a fair chance. And partly because I knew what to expect this time, and partly because these two are a much better fit, I liked this album from the start...
...whether through ignorance or acute perception (is there really always a difference?), Touré’s fabled guitar and Diabat??’s kora (which is, to my understanding, a stringed Malian instrument rather like a harp) come together much more wholly than I had expected. The result of this cooperation has an undeniably island flavor, belying Diabat??’s familial ties to the island of Guinea and offsets the Malian traditions both musicians share...
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