Various Artists – Mali – No Format

4 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation, Deluxe Edition

Mali – Nø Førmat! features albums previously released on the label between 2009 and 2015 but never pressed to vinyl. Two of the four are dedicated to Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Segal’s Musique de Nuit and Chamber Music, both of which showcase the meditative and deeply atmospheric combination of French violinist Segal’s Baroque influence and Sissoko’s West African troubadour spirit. The set is completed by Ballaké Sissoko’s virtuoso solo kora album At Peace and traditional Malian singer Kassé Mady Diabaté’s album Kiriké. Ther former was recorded in Sissoko’s backyard, the ambient sound of insects, livestock and traffic adding to the organic feel of the music.