Neba Solo & Benego Diakite A Djinn and a Hunter Went Walking

Neba Solo & Benego Diakite A Djinn and a Hunter Went Walking on LP

Malian balafon player Neba Solo and donso n’goni player Benego Diakite’s A Djinn and a Hunter Went Walking - the first in a series of new releases in collaboration with longtime Nonesuch partner Nick Gold, former head of World Circuit Records - features the leading players of their traditional instruments: the marimba-like balafon, or bala, and donso n’goni, a hunter’s harp.

On the album, co-produced by Gold, Ousmane Haidara, and Sonny Johns, the acoustic instrumentals are complemented by vocals and percussion as well as touches of mellotron, guitar, and strings.