Mandingo Griot Society

LP, Flying Fish, 1978


Styles: Griot Music, Mande Music, Afro-Jazz

Moods: Uplifting, Rootsy, Earthy, Sunny, Communal, Dance, Joyful, Passionate, Peaceful, Playful, Ritualistic, Spiritual, Warm, Tribal, Utopian, Storytelling, Groovy

Musical Qualities: Percussive, Polyrhythmic, Acoustic, Melodic, Technical, Chants, Group Vocals


Personnel:

  • Hamid Drake – trap set, tabla, bells, shakers, vocals
  • Joseph Thomas – electric bass, shakers, vocals
  • Jali Foday Musa Suso – kora, lead vocals, shakers
  • Adam Rudolph – congas, bongos, timbales, djembe, tabl, shekere, bells, shakers, vocals, achimevu, producer
  • Don Cherry – trumpet


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