Afel Bocoum - Penda Djiga (Official Video)

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'Penda Djiga' is the brand new single from celebrated Malian songwriter and guitarist Afel Bocoum, taken from his new studio album ‘Lindé’ , out now via World Circuit Records.

Named after the wild expanse near Bocoum’s hometown of Niafunké, ‘Lindé’ is a remarkable blend of deep tradition and audacious innovation. The album was recorded in Mali’s capital Bamako, and stitches together the age-old music of the Niger bend with styles from across the globe, boasting performances from a number of eminent Malian musicians including Garba Touré (Songhoy Blues), the late ‘Hama’ Sankaré and Madou Sidiki Diabaté, along with the drums of recently-departed Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen, the trombone of Vin Gordon (Bob Marley / Skatalites) and the violin of Joan as Police Woman.

Traditional instruments like the ngoni, njurkele, kora and calabash blend with guitars, percussion and call-and-response vocals. The result is a gently undulating flow that emanates from a source hidden deep in the historical and mystical traditions of Bocoum’s native land, enriched along its way by musical tributaries and cross-currents. It’s music that rolls rather than rocks, graceful, unforced and minimal by design.

‘Lindé’ is also an album with a message – in the face of an uncertain and turbulent world, and a homeland struggling with jihad, poverty and tribal war, Afel Bocoum urges hope, solidarity and unity. “We have to meet each other, talk to each other, look each other in the eye and tell the truth,” Afel says. “If we’re not united, I can see no solution. Our social security is music. That’s all we’ve got left. People love music, so we have to make use of that fact.”

Concept and animation by Oriane Rondeau.
Production by Paul Chandler.
Malian imagery and Afel Bocoum images contributed by Instruments 4 Africa (Paul Chandler, Aboubacar Traoré, Mohamed Dayfour Diawara, Oumou Diarra, Seydou Camara, Amsatou Diallo, Modibo Sidibé)
Drone footage contributed by Abel Kavanagh
All other imagery royalty free
Special thanks to Instruments4Africa

‘Penda Djiga’ produced by Paul Chandler
with Mark Mulholland.
Executive producers Damon Albarn & Nick Gold.
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