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Yaya Diallo's CD Nangape Online Media Kit
Website: http://www.onzou.com Music: http://www.newmusiccanada.com/genres/artist.cfm?Band_id=7862 YAYA DIALLO CD Nangape West African Music Yaya Diallo, musician, author and native of Mali, West Africa has reissued his classic 1980 instrumental album Nangape of traditional African drumming, balafon and flute music - recorded in Montreal, Canada in 2002 on Onzou Records. Information and Streaming Audio: New Music Canada, http://www.newmusiccanada.com/genres/artist.cfm?Band_id=7862 Photos/Reviews/Links: http://www.cdstreet.com/artists/onzourecords Sales/Reviews: Amazon: http://www.amazon.com (search Nangape) Calabash Music: http://yayadiallo.calabashmusic.com CD Baby: http://www.cdbaby.com/yayadiallo CD Street: http://www.cdstreet.com/artists/onzourecords PeaceWork Music Net (CDR Distribution): http://www.peaceworkmusic.net Spirit River Distribution (Canadian Wholesale/Retail): http://www.spiritriver.com Phone orders call: CDstreet.com Tel: 1-877-692-7999 (Toll Free) CD Baby 1-800-Buy-My-CD Distribution in Canada by: Spirit River Distribution 1-780-482-7510 http://www.spiritriver.com Onzou Records: P.O. Box 53030, 1222 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC Canada V8W 3Z2 Tel: 250-383-2403 Fax: 250-383-2406 ----------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stephen Conroy Onzou Records Tel: (250)383-2403 Fax: (250)382-2406 Email: info@onzou.com Internet: www.onzou.com TRADITIONAL WEST AFRICAN HEALING MUSIC YAYA DIALLO’S CD “NANGAPE” REISSUED IN 2002 “…the album is a delightful exploration of the traditional music of Mali in general, and of the use of the balafon in particular.” Mike High, “Speaking Their Piece,” Cadence: The American Review of Jazz & Blues, May 1982, p. 35. “ … Yaya Diallo, who hails from Mali, and whose congas, balafon, tama, and dounouba capture West African 4/4 and 6/8 in so lively and listenable a manner it is hard to resist them.” Down Beat, April, 1983. Victoria, BC, Canada, 2003 - Nangape offers a combination of varied tempos and sounds with an effect that is tantamount to a therapeutic session. This classic 1980 instrumental recording offers a refined performance of traditional West African drumming (djembe, dounouba, tama, conga), balafon and flute music. The rhythmic flute melodies accompany three of the five selections. Two tracks, Ivoirien and Wassoulou, are reserved for the voice of the drums. The music is dedicated to Nangape Kone, an elder healer, musician and sorcerer who acted as a mentor and protector during Yaya’s childhood. Yaya Diallo shares traditional West African music inspired from village life in Mali. His music and writings convey an intimate knowledge and experience of the traditional way of life. In Mali, the elders said, “this is not Yaya playing but the ancestors playing through him.” Nangapè is recorded and produced in Canada. ### ----------------------------------- Yaya Diallo Musician - Healer - Composer Dancer - Teacher of Music & Dance Lecturer - Storyteller - Author Guide to Mali, West Africa Yaya Diallo was born in 1946 in the village of Fienso, Republic of Mali, to a Peul father and a Minianka mother. Yaya was raised in a culture that works, worships, lives and breathes to the beat of the drum. Thanks to his mother, being from the illustrious Berthe family (hunters, county chiefs, musicians …), young Yaya had the opportunity to hear some of the best musicians of the former canton Zangasso. The old musician, healer and sorcerer Nangape Kone became his protector and mentor. Arriving in Montreal, Canada in 1967, Yaya graduated from the University of Montreal in Chemistry in 1973. Following a brief career as a chemist, Yaya returned to traditional African music. He was a co-founder of the music and dance groups Djembe-Kan and Cleba and a member of the African Troubadours with the World Music Institute as well as a faculty member with the Creative Music Studio, Woodstock, NY, and the Omega Institute. Yaya currently teaches music and dance and facilitates workshops in addition to performing both solo and with his band Kanza. His classic album Nangape recorded in Canada, released in 1980 and reissued in 2002 on Onzou Records, brought international recognition to his work. This debut album was followed by several published works: Recordings 1980 Nangape Onzou Records 1982 Senghor CBC cinema studio recording 1990 The Healing Drum: African Ceremonial and Ritual Music 1995 Dounoukan African drum music 1998 Dombaa Folee: Minianka Medicine Music of Mali Published by The Relaxation Company 2002 Nangape Reissued, Onzou Records Books 1985 At the Threshold of the African Soul: The Fulani-Minianka Way-A Village Voice A Journal published by the Intercultural Center of Montreal 1989 The Healing Drum: African Wisdom Teachings Published by Destiny Books 2001 Reprint journal At the Threshold of the African Soul Workshops and Performances Yaya Diallo’s invitations to perform and conduct workshops internationally include North America (USA, Canada), Europe (England, France, Belgium, Holland), Asia (Japan, Singapore), English and French West Indies (Paradise Island, Martinique, Guadaloupe), Africa (Ivoiry Coast, Mali). ----------------------------------- ONZOU RECORDS 1980 Nangape LP Album Reissued on CD in 2002 Web site: http://www.onzou.com Sales/Photos/Reviews: http://www.cdstreet.com/artists/onzourecords Artist: Yaya Diallo Title: Nangape File Section: World/Africa Catalogue No.: OZ 001 Bar Code: 77609810026 Sugg. Retail Price: $15.00 - $19.00 U.S. Tracks: Lobi à la Yaya 12:32 Ivoirien 4:27 Outeme 7:39 Wassoulou 3:59 Nangapè 5:57 Contact: Stephen Conroy - Producer, Onzou Records Address: P O Box 53030, 1222 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC V9A 3E6 Canada Tel: (250) 383-2403 Connect: info@onzou.com www.onzou.com “ . . . the album is a delightful exploration of the traditional music of Mali in general and of the use of the balafon in particular.” Mike High, “Speaking Their Piece, “Cadence, The American Review of Jazz & Blues, May 1982, p. 35. The reissue of Yaya Diallo’s 1980 debut album follows several published recordings and books. The West African healing music on Nangape unites two distinct heritages, the balafon played by the sedentary Minianka and the flute from the nomadic Peul culture. The title track Nangape carries the name of the village elder, healer, musician and sorcerer who was a protector and mentor to Yaya. Yaya Diallo, the elder percussionist from Mali, West Africa, has acquired an international reputation as a musician, healer, composer, dancer, teacher of music and dance, lecturer, storyteller and author. · Nangape received airplay upon its release in 1980 on CBC, CBC international, and college radio in Canada and the USA as well as positive reviews in Down Beat and Cadence magazines. · Since 1980 the popularity of West African music and “djembe” drum music in particular has become ubiquitous internationally with the internet hosting a global community of fans. · Yaya Diallo is active internationally as a performer, teacher of dance and music, author, and guide with “The Healing Drum Tour” to Mali, West Africa. INTERNATIONAL INTERNET SALES: CD Street Super Store: http://www.CDstreet.com/artists/onzourecordsYaya Diallo
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