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"Si Naani," the opening track to Toumani Diabaté's 2008 Grammy-nominated album, The Mandé Variations, earns a 95/100 from Jazz.com, which concludes: "This moving 10-minute track, and indeed the whole CD, will leave you anything but restless tonight. This release is an important contribution to Diabaté's oeuvre and is one of the most important recordings of traditional African music in recent memory."

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"Si Naani," the opening track to Toumani Diabaté's 2008 Grammy-nominated album, The Mandé Variations, earns a 95/100 from Jazz.com. Reviewer Ted Gioia calls Toumani "the leading exponent of the kora in the current day," and insists that "Diabaté is more than the preserver of old traditions; he also has focused on bringing the kora into the modern day."

Gioia cites the kora master's "innovative 'Egyptian tuning,'" showcased on The Mandé Variations, for giving "his playing a more exotic flavor," and concludes:

This moving 10-minute track, and indeed the whole CD, will leave you anything but restless tonight. This release is an important contribution to Diabaté's oeuvre and is one of the most important recordings of traditional African music in recent memory.

For more, visit jazz.com.

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  • Wednesday, December 10, 2008
    Jazz.com: Toumani Diabaté's "Mandé Variations" Among "Most Important Recordings of Traditional African Music in Recent Memory"

    "Si Naani," the opening track to Toumani Diabaté's 2008 Grammy-nominated album, The Mandé Variations, earns a 95/100 from Jazz.com. Reviewer Ted Gioia calls Toumani "the leading exponent of the kora in the current day," and insists that "Diabaté is more than the preserver of old traditions; he also has focused on bringing the kora into the modern day."

    Gioia cites the kora master's "innovative 'Egyptian tuning,'" showcased on The Mandé Variations, for giving "his playing a more exotic flavor," and concludes:

    This moving 10-minute track, and indeed the whole CD, will leave you anything but restless tonight. This release is an important contribution to Diabaté's oeuvre and is one of the most important recordings of traditional African music in recent memory.

    For more, visit jazz.com.

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