NEBA SOLO / DIAKITE,BENOGO
DJINN AND A HUNTER WENT WALKING - CD

UPC: 075597894783
Label: NONESUCH
Format: CD
Release Date: February 13, 2026
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Malian balafon player Neba Solo and donso n'goni player Benego Diakité's A Djinn and a Hunter Went Walking-the first in a series of new releases in collaboration with longtime Nonesuch partner Nick Gold, former head of World Circuit Records-features the leading players of their traditional instruments: the marimba-like balafon, or bala, and donso n'goni, a hunter's harp. On the album, co-produced by Gold, Ousmane Haïdara, and Sonny Johns, the acoustic instrumentals are complemented by vocals and percussion as well as touches of mellotron, guitar, and strings. The CD version includes a second disc of their original duo performances, unadorned, recorded in a Bamako garden under a mango tree. They started after the sun went down, and crickets can be heard chirping during the quiet moments.

TRACK LIST:

1-1        Djine Mogo Tiki    5:26
1-2        Seko    4:20
1-3        Maa Kery    4:44
1-4        Yeredon Bali    5:09
1-5        Seko (Interlude)    0:48
1-6        Hakilimaya    4:49
1-7        Kodonaw    4:26
1-8        Ba Ngolo    4:06
1-9        Nania Ba    4:44
1-10        Dankoro Ba    2:12
2-1        Ba Ngolo (Garden Demo)
2-2        Seko (Garden Demo)
2-3        Hakilimaya (Garden Demo)
2-4        Djine Mogo Tiki (Garden Demo)
2-5        Maa Kery (Garden Demo)
2-6        Ba Ngolo (Balafon Solo)