KALA JULA

Mandingo melodies

DOUBLE CONCERT Alhambra - 1st part

Samba Diabaté: guitar, n’goni
Vincent Zanetti: guitar, kora, djembé

In 2011 Samba Diabaté and Vincent Zanetti, who were constantly travelling between West Africa and Europe, created Kala Jula. Their music is essentially instrumental and acoustic, and is deeply entrenched in Mandingo traditions, blues and jazz. Belonging to Mali’s griot community, Samba is one of the most respected guitarists of Bamako, distinguishing himself with the rhythmical richness of his playing and wonderful sense of melody. Vincent Zanetti, is a multi-instrumentalist and specialist in the musical traditions of West Africa, and one of the rare non-African experts on djembé and Mandingo rhythms.

This concert will be followed by that of KRAR COLLECTIVE, Electric Ethiopia.