A song from the old Mandinka repertoire, this song celebrates the Mandinka empire at its height singing praise to Simbon "The Great Hunter," a common prase for the founder of the empire, Sunjata. We play this song in a "post-colonial" style which shows the way that the guitar has been appropriated by the jelis to function in a similar manner as the kora in many modern contexts.
from
Cascades,
released September 1, 2010
Andrew Oliver - piano
Kane Mathis - guitar
Chad McCullough - flugelhorn
Brady Millard-Kish - electric bass
Mark DiFlorio - drumset
With special guest:
Eric Orem - hosho
Recorded by Don Gunn at Two Sticks Audio, Seattle, WA, May 9-10, 2010
Mixed by Don Gunn at the Office, Seattle, WA, June 9-10, 2010
Mastered by John McCaig at panicStudios, Seattle, WA, June 22, 2010