Aba Diop & the Yermande Family – Revolution Sabar (2024) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Aba Diop & the Yermande Family – Revolution Sabar (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 38:34 minutes | 443 MB | Genre: World, Afrobeat
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Dal Diam Fall

Aba Diop & The Yermande Family and the various constellations of performer groups all have in common the sabar drum, its rhythms, and a captivating live performance at the heart of the music.

Sabar drums have been a communication device with the ability to relay messages from village to village for miles. The percussion sounds are very much a language which communicates messages of healing and praise: the call-and-response stories and codes of thousands of years of oral tradition.

Rhythmically the music is influenced by traditional West African polyrhythms, the modern, Latin-influenced syntax of Senegalese pop music known as “mbalax,” and Aba’s own original compositions.

Melodically you hear the Sufi-influenced hovering microtonal singing and maqam scales accompanying the elastic, improvisational guitar styles found in the rock and jazz music of the west.

The overall effect is deeply mystical, uplifting, and undeniably dance worthy.

Revolution Sabar is a drum-driven Afro-pop fusion album from the Senegalese percussionist composer, sabar maestro, drum maker and griot lineage holder Aba Diop. The record features the sparkling African lute-harp played by the renowned “Jimi Hendrix of kora” Noumoucounda Cissoko, jazz-inflected guitar riffs by New Yorker newcomer Jason Hosier, and bass virtuoso Thierno Sarr with support from Senegalese players Samba Ndokh, master of the tama drum, and smoldering backup vocals from Zeyna Diop.

This explosively percussion-forward ensemble is the first to showcase the electrifying polyrhythms of the ancient sabar drum, the north star of the group: where even at live shows it is moved from the rhythm section to the middle of the stage. This is Aba Diop’s revolution.

Tracklist:
1-1. Aba Diop & the Yermande Family – Selebeyon (04:03)
1-2. Aba Diop & the Yermande Family – Serigne Cheikh Ndiguel Fall (06:24)
1-3. Aba Diop & the Yermande Family – Labane (04:35)
1-4. Aba Diop & the Yermande Family – Senegal (04:13)
1-5. Aba Diop & the Yermande Family – Liggeuyil (04:38)
1-6. Aba Diop & the Yermande Family – Laobéyi Ño Di Samay Xarit (04:22)
1-7. Aba Diop & the Yermande Family – Yangap (04:54)
1-8. Aba Diop & the Yermande Family – Bellio Mbaye (05:21)

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