Abou Diarra
Paris, Île-de-France, France | Established. Jan 01, 2014 | INDIE
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Press
« Abou Diarra’s musical inspiration breaks down the borders. This record is, for once we can’t write it too easily, a genuine invitation to travel!! » Radio Campus - Compilation of several articles - Radio Campus
«A peculiar world music with the ngoni instrument (Malian harp-guitar), a curious man coming from an atypical journey who gives us a beautiful opening to unusual sounds, yet a true delight. A revelation!”» Info-Culture - Compilation of several articles - Info Culture
«On Sabou, Diarra combines dazzling fast pieces with irresistible slow tempo material. Abou Diarra demonstrates his chops as a kamale ngoni player, with fabulous solos and fascinating interactions with guitars and other instruments.» World Music Central - Compilation of several articles - World Music Central
«Mature and varied album from highly-talented Malian singer and ngoni player and his excellent group. None of the playing is ever flashy but at every turn you hear some happy incident» fRoots - Compilation of several articles - fRoots
« Mystic and hot, his music is planante and leads us somewhere else on unknown, but familiar ground» Métro - Compilation of several articles - Métro
« He plays n’goni, the Mandigo hunters’ harp-guitar to which he added extra strings, like on a guitar, a bass, a harp or drums, in order to mix wassoulou tradition with blues, jazz and afro-funk. » Télérama Sortir - Compilation of several articles - Telerama
«There are eleven long tracks that entice and entrance the listener with such grace and tranquility that it is difficult to turn it off. » Inside World Music - Compilation of several articles - Inside World Music
« A timeless character is felt while listening to Ka Sikoum and its Mandingo lyricism. A sensitivity daringly cherished... it all offers a surprising dreamlike setting. » Cumbe - Compilation of several articles - Cumbe
« On his new album… he displays an undeniable melodic sense for the ngoni and for singing. » Vibrations - Compilation of several articles - Vibrations
«A style uncluttered and molded by a soothing lyric where we feel the breath of the nature» Amina - Compilation of several articles - Amina
« Diarra is not a powerful singer but a sensitive artist who can rise on the slow rythms. In his more or less bluesy afropop, he draws atmospheric lines, sometimes more paced, close to reggae or borderline impressionist. Moments of blues provide spirit and elegance. » Le Devoir - Compilation of several articles - Le Devoir
«His music has experience and « mileage » as they say, but it happily abounds with electric guitars. A very humble guy with a bag full of gems who could definitely be the next breakout artist.» Voir - Compilation of several articles - Voir
«Insatiable ngonifola (player of ngoni), Abou Diarra so proposes something of the happiness, between blues, jazz, Afro-funk and reggae.» Touki Montréal - Compilation of several articles - Touki Montréal
« A true cultural and musical mix, a real culture you must discover ! » Africanaute - Compilation of several articles - Africanaute
« In his latest project, the Malian musician successfully associated his ngoni kamale, a harp-lute between tradition and modernism of which he is one of the most brilliant ambassadors, to western instruments. » RFI - Compilation of several articles - RFI
Press extract
« One listens to Abou Diarra’s latest album the way they undertake a life journey. » Mondomix - Compilation of several articles - Mondomix
Discography
- april 29th 2013 "Sabou" - (distribution world) - Label Warm Up / Mix et Métisse - Distribution "L’autre Distribution" -
Partenership : RFI, Monodmix, Vibration and others partnership are coming soon (Europ, Canada, United Kingdom,USA)
- 2010 "An Ka Belebele" - Label Warm Up - Distribution Europ/Africa
- 2008 "Kono Kan Bora" - Mali
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Marqu par la culture ancestrale des chasseurs mandingues, Abou Diarra intrt non joueur de ngoni (harpe mandingue) Avec Un itinraire trange et atypique. Forme Nominale non matre virtuose aveugle, IL une suspension de voyag PLUSIEURS MOIS Les routes d'Abidjan Bamako et Conakry ... pied, instrument Fils Avec Comme Seul compagnon. En passant par Les villages les plus de de de reculs de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, AINSI Qu des mtropoles modernes, il a rcolt deux, musiques runies en cache les contemporains de Traditionnels AINSI Qu des fils ... Ses Entretiens de musique de voyage, l'exil, le mouvement ... Paire fascine le blues, le jazz PAIE, reggae, groove, ... sance rythmiques et Les styles se mlangent jusqu ', sonorits, influences.
Surnomm le ngoni Jimi Hendrix, il may REMPLACER successivement guitare de juin, juin harpe, contrebasse juin, ET LAISSER Bahis Les Meilleurs Musiciens D'instruments cordes. Connu Comme artiste non rvolutionnaire au Mali et des Pays Voisins, IL environnement rapide PARMI Les Nouveaux Artistes Ouest-Africains de-vie (IL SE trouv Dans Les Arbres, des missions de Radio, des interviews ...). Excution de plus de de salle en plus, il commencent S'y tablir, dfinit le modle PEU PEU de fils et passe par la tradition africaine Avec fils mlange clectique de musique de jazz, blues, afro funk ... Il passe Travers l'Europe et l 'Afrique DEPUIS 2008 en participant DE Nombreux concerts et festivals ...
concerts LOR de SES, Abou Diarra intrt accompagn groupe de fils Nominale, Donko Band. Venant d'Afrique de l'Ouest, la passion ILS SONT Tous les musiciens tablis Qui regorgent Verser la musique mandingue, le blues africain, afro piti et gorge ... Abou Diarra Et Les Musiciens de La Bande Donko aiment redfinir Les Frontires D ' Univers de l'ONU mixte Entre le blues, et musique mandingue, soutenue par l'acoustique des cordes ngoni, la rondeur du soleil malien, le rythme suave de louanges urbaines et les coutumes et les rites de la potiques Wassoulou ...
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