JAYME STONE & MANSA SISSOKO - Africa To Appalachia

Sunday, July 13, 2008 at 04:38PM
soundscapes in Americana, Local Music, World

In the midst of being supported by a three-month festival circuit tour that's already set world-music circles abuzz, this collaboration between the Boulder (via Toronto) banjo wiz and Malian kora griot sees the two men meeting halfway, splitting writing credits between Stone's adaptations of traditional West African melodies and Sissoko's own songs. Light and breezy but expertly played (with calabash and kit accompaniment from the always-attuned Nick Fraser of T.O.'s own Drumheller and Deep Dark United), fans of the likes of Toumani Diabate should enjoy this session of vibrant, pander-free fusion.

Article originally appeared on Soundscapes - 572 College Street Toronto (http://www.soundscapesmusic.com/).