Le Super Djata Band du Mali – En Super Forme, Vol. 1 LP

Connecting Wasulu hunter music, griot praises, pastoral Senufo dances, Fula and Mandingo repertoire with western psychedelia, blues, and Nigerian afro-beat, Zani Diabat’s Super Djata Band was among Mali’s top orchestras. Tracked live inside Radio Mali’s cozy environs in January 1982, en Super Forme was briefly available via Cte d’Ivoire’s Musique Mondiale imprint. The album centers around Diabat and his electric guitar’s pyrotechnics, a relentless shredder that stands shoulder to shoulder with Mali’s fingerstyle gods Ali Farka Tour and Djelimady Tounkara.