The cover for Aduna by Ablaye Badji features a stylized portrait of the artist smiling in profile with sculptural dreadlocks. A teal splash outlines the portrait.

Music of a Different Griot Home

Born in Senegal but based in Poland, kora player Ablaye Badji harnesses longstanding griot tradition to a funk/jazz backdrop on “Aduna,” a sparking piece of dance music that tastefully modernizes West African roots while keeping them very much front and center.

Author: Tom Orr

Tom Orr is a California-based writer whose talent and mental stability are of an equally questionable nature. His hobbies include ignoring trends, striking dramatic poses in front of his ever-tolerant wife and watching helplessly as his kids surpass him in all desirable traits.
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