Ndagga ND-05 ( 12″ / Download )

A1: with Baaba Maal: Gawlo
A2: Gawlo Version
B1: Lignou Mome
B2: with Doudou Ndiaye Rose: Ndeye Gueye

Gawlo is a rolling, resplendent tribute to griot life — ‘gawlo’ is Fula for ‘griot’ — spear-headed by none other than Baaba Maal. Superbly expressive interjections by a trio of talking drums are especially lucid on the instrumental Version. On the flip, Lignou Mome is an exhilarating straight-no-chaser of galloping drums, bad-minded bass and layered guitar; before Ndeye Gueye wraps up proceedings with a third instrumental, propelled by terse, hypnotic figures on guitar and marimba synth. With the drum-kit unattended, octogenarian legend Doudou Ndiaye Rose features on lead sabar.

12″: Hard Wax • Honest Jon’s
Download: Hard Wax