“Mamadou has worked extremely hard developing the pieces on the new record,” says audio engineer Jason Richmond. “We both want to make sure that it gets the recognition and audience that it deserves, thus it is really important that this campaign is successful, so that we can release the record and have it properly promoted.”
Mamadou is offering many incentives that include simply pre-ordering the CD or digital download to hi-res versions of the album, signed CD’s, and even lessons with him. The new solo kora record is scheduled for release in July.
Kickstarter page:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1074193657/mamadou-diabate-griot-classique-new-works-for-solo
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
