Malian kora maestro Toumani Diabaté and the London Symphony Orchestra are debuting the musical piece “Elyne Road,” the third piece track extracted from their trailblazing collaboration Kôrôlén. The new album is scheduled for release on April 23, 2021 on World Circuit Records. Elyne Road’s orchestral arrangement was written by celebrated American composer Nico Muhly.
“The kora is such a thrilling instrument: it has an incredible sound capable of creating intimate textures and larger shimmering sonic architecture,” says Nico. “I wanted to keep the orchestra in a different sonic room to Toumani, to create a space in which his playing could simply happen, and the orchestra would make room for embellishment and spontaneity, and provide just a few subtle prompts to which Toumani could react in his improvisations.”
Buy Elyne Road or Kôrôlén.
[headline photo: Toumani Diabaté – Photo by Aboubaker Sidick]
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