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Songhai (album)

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Songhai
Studio album by
Released1988
GenreFlamenco, World music
LabelNuevos Medios
ProducerJoe Boyd and Mario Pacheco
Ketama, Toumani Diabaté, and Danny Thompson chronology
Songhai
(1988)
Songhai 2
(1994)

Songhai is a fusion flamenco album by Spanish band Ketama, working in collaboration with Malian kora player Toumani Diabaté and other musicians.

Track listing

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Side A
  1. "Jarabi" – (Traditional, arranged by Toumani Diabaté) – 3:40
  2. "Mani Mani Kuru" – (Toumani Diabaté) – 5:29
  3. "Caramelo" – (Juan Carmona) – 4:18
  4. "A Toumani" – (José Soto) – 3:28
Side B
  1. "Vente pa Madrid" – (Antonio Carmona, José Miguel Carmona) – 4:34
  2. "Africa" – (Toumani Diabaté) – 5:23
  3. "A mi tía Marina" – (José Miguel Carmona) – 3:36
  4. "Ne Ne Koitaa" – (Traditional, arranged by Toumani Diabaté) – 3:17

Personnel

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  • Toumani Diabaté – kora, vocals
  • Ketama:
    • José Soto – vocals, guitar
    • Juan Carmona – guitar, handclaps; guitar solo (track 3)
    • Antonio Carmona – percussion, guitar; vocals (track 5)
    • José Miguel Carmona – guitar, emulator; vocals (track 5)
  • Danny Thompson – double bass
  • Diaw Kouyate – vocals (tracks 2, 6)
  • Djanka Diabaté – vocals (tracks 2, 6)
  • Marcelo Carlos Fuentes – electric bass (tracks 5, 7)
  • Josè Luis Carmona – backing vocals (track 5)
  • Guillermo – backing vocals (track 5)