Artist: Kondi Band
Title: Salone
Year Of Release: 2017
Label: Strut
Genre: World, Electronic
Quality: Mp3 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 57:48
Total Size: 132 / 319 MB
Tracklist:
1. Yeanoh (Powe Handa Blingabe) (05:28)
2. Belle Wahalla (05:27)
3. Thank You Mama (04:54)
4. Titi Dem Too Service (05:21)
5. Don Don Mi Money (05:44)
6. Thogolingo Dembi Na (03:53)
7. You Wan Married? (04:18)
8. Geibai Gpanga Ne Gna (04:39)
9. Kondi Instrumental (02:44)
10. Without Money, No Family (Chief Boima Remix) (05:36)
11. Thogolobea (Lv Remix) (04:15)
12. Y'alimamy (Chief Boima Remix) (05:29)
Strut present an inspired new Afro-electronic project for June 2017, Kondi Band, a collaboration between Sierra Leonean kondi (thumb piano) player Sorie Kondi and US producer / DJ Chief Boima, who himself has Sierra Leonean roots.
The project was spawned after Boima happened upon an online video of one of Sorie's original tracks. "Sorie Kondi is a blind musician with a will to thrive like no person I have met before," explains Boima. "My work with him began with a youtube link. I spotted the video for his track 'Without Money No Family' and was struck by his beautiful vocals and socially-conscious lyrics. These incredible melodies he was playing on his namesake thumb piano (the kondi) sealed the deal: I immediately decided to remix it." The resulting bootleg remix started appearing in DJ playlists and led to coverage by The Fader magazine. As a result, Sorie's manager in Freetown reached out to Boima and, after a successful Kickstarter campaign, Sorie travelled to America for the first time for a five date tour. During the trip he and Boima worked on new recordings which would form the nucleus of the debut Kondi Band album 'Belle Wahalla'.
