Friday 30 July 2010
Jazz drummer de Johnette meets Mauritanian singer Dimi Mint Abba
Jack de Johnette
Jack de Johnette website
By Daniel Brown

A remarkable exchange between one of the world's greatest percussionists and a singing diva from the Sahara - veteran Jack DeJohnette met with Mauritanian vocalist Dimi Mint Abba, and their music and conversation recalled the long roots linking their musical cultures. World Tracks was there to share the adventure.

World Tracks of the month

In a new feature, Daniel Brown names World Tracks top ten for the month. Keep listening to RFI and you should hear them on our airwaves:

1) Yes we can! various artists (Outhere Records), various Africa.

2) Keep dreamin' Peeda (Essap), Liberia/France.

3) Bought for a dollar/ Sold for a dime Little Axe (Realworld), USA.

4) Roots of OK Jazz : Congo classics OK Jazz (Crammed Discs), Congo.

5) Arabitronics: Lounge Vol 1 variouis (Barbarity), Arab world..

6) The king of history  DO Misiani and Shirati Jazz (Sterns Music), Kenya.

7) I show you crazy Orientation (Blue Flame), Germany.

8) Hold up du pouvoir Salim Jah (Welcom), Niger.

9) Verdade Carmen Souza (Galileo), Cape Verde.

10) Lowlin Manou Gallo (Zig Zag), Belgium/ Côte d’Ivoire.
 

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