Has it been too long since STG has had a kora player in the KAOS performance studio? I’m thinking yes. So this week, Sean Gaskell plays the West African harp for us, and catches us up on his musical adventures.
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Hour 1
Nes – Happy NES – Ahlam
Sekou Bah – Wari Tigui (feat. Harouna Samake, Yacouba Kone, Will Calhoun, Yero Dicko & Mamadou “Prince” Kone) – Soukabbe Mali (feat. Yacouba Kone, Yero Dicko & Mamadou “Prince” Kone)
Dur-Dur Band – Diinleeya – Dur Dur of Somalia, Vol. 1 & 2 (Analog Africa No. 27)
The Pepper Pots – Duck Soup (feat. ASPO) – Putumayo Presents Ska Around the World
Pierre Akendengue – Oparapara-Para – La Couleur de l’Afrique – EP
Kobo Town – What the Sea Remembers – Where the Galleon Sank
Fatoumata Diawara – Fenfo – Fenfo
Manou Gallo – Zap Gallo (feat. Marie Daulne, Lene Norgaard Christensen & Sabine Kabongo) – Afro Groove Queen
Stella Chiweshe – Musarakunze – Kasahwa: Early Singles
Mamadou Diabate, Dramane Dembele, Claudio Spieler – M’ba – Barokan
Ali Farka Touré – Dofana – The Source
Vivalda Dula – Guerreira – Dula
Hour 2
Razia – Ayo (The Longing) – The Road
Sean Gaskell, kora – Nincoube Keledi – Live at KAOS
Sean Gaskell – Jule Jekeree – live in the KAOS performance studio
Sean Gaskell – Smoky Mountain Sunset – Live in the KAOS performance studio
Sean Gaskell, kora – Tiramakan – Live in the KAOS performance studio
Hanitra Ranaivo – Eka – A Woman’s World: Songs of Resilience and Hope
Lenka Lichtenberg – Zum Gali, Gali – A Woman’s World: Songs of Resilience and Hope