Balani Show Super Hits: Electronic Street Parties from Mali, by Various Artists

Balani Show Super Hits: Electronic Street Parties from Mali

by Various Artists

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Jiebu Firey, transcendental, dutty wine, ... Favorite track: Goni Bala.

bonnieprince Bollywood, Mali style! I never knew this existed, but it is surprisingly fun and catchy. Favorite track: Tassaba.

Glyn Griffiths I love the stuff that Sahel Sounds are digging up. This is a really high energy collection. Just love the combination of hypnotic Balafon and pitch tuned vocal on Gnoukobala. Favorite track: Gnoukobala.

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	1.	Bala 03:39
	2.	Furu Djougou 04:16
	3.	Goni Bala 04:41
	4.	Tassaba 03:37
	5.	Gnoukobala 05:15
	6.	Dekou Dekou 03:38
	7.	Bacoungana 04:33
	8.	Bozo 03:36
	9.	Koumba Frifri 03:48
	10.	Balani Sanga 03:52

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Balani Show Super Hits is a compilation of popular music played at street parties in Mali. Drawing from across the past decade of Balani Shows, from innovators to contemporary stars of the scene, these are some of the Malian compositions in heavy rotation.

Colloquially known as "Balani Show," these street parties began in the late 90s in the capital city of Bamako. Unable to afford Balafon musicians, DJs brought large sound systems and cassettes of pre-recorded music - both traditional Balafon music, as well as Kuduro and Coupé Decalé. As cassettes were replaced with CDJs, DJs began to incorporate their own remixes. Today, "Balani Show" continues to evolve. The parties have spawned an entirely new genre of music known as "Balani Show" or "Ambience", composed by bedroom djs, remixers, rappers, and dance groups, creating high energy dance music.

Balani Show typifies urban music. It's formed in the city and founded on trans-global influences. It's a modern music built on new technologies, a phenomena that thrives on piracy. But like the Balani Show parties, it too pays homage to an ancient tradition. It reveals a different narrative of the old vs new – and suggests that maybe the only way to preserve something is by reinventing it, by keeping it modern and relevant in a faster world.

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released March 15, 2014

Production/Artwork: Christopher Kirkley
Mastering: Timothy Stollenwerk at Stereophonic

Special thanks to DJ Almera, DJ Lamine, Kaba Blon, and the Balani Show soundsystems of Kalaban Kouro.

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