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Kayhan Kalhor and Toumani Diabaté - The Sky Is the Same Colour Everywhere
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Kayhan
Kalhor
and
Toumani
Diabaté
are
both
well-known
soloists
in
their
own
right,
but
this
duo
recording
is
something
special
taking
us
on
an
improvisational
musical
journey
into
new
landscapes.
“It’s
like
this
music
was
already
there
waiting
for
us,”
says
Toumani.
“And
it’s
like
the
two
of
us
knew
each
other
before
-
in
another
life.”
“The
qualities
of
minimalism
and
trance
that
I
like
in
Persian
music
are
also
there
in
Toumani’s,”
says
Kayhan.
Kayhan
Kalhor,
from
Iran,
is
the
leading
player
of
the
kamancheh,
the
Persian
spike
fiddle.
He
has
collaborated
with
Yo-Yo
Ma’s
Silk
Road
Ensemble,
Kronos
Quartet,
Shujaat
Khan,
Erdal
Erzincan,
the
Rembrandt
Trio
and
many
others.
Likewise,
Toumani
Diabaté,
from
Mali,
is
the
leading
player
of
the
West
African
kora.
He’s
won
three
Grammys
and
recorded
with
Ballaké
Sissoko,
Taj
Mahal,
Ali
Farka
Touré,
Björk
and
the
London
Symphony
Orchestra.
This
is
Kayhan’s
first
collaboration
with
an
African
musician.
The
spontaneous
recording
is
both
a
dialogue
and
a
journey
through
Kayhan
and
Toumani’s
exceptional
improvisational
skills.
The
duo
first
performed
together
at
the
Morgenland
Festival
in
Osnabrück
in
2016.
A
short
European
tour
followed
and
then
this
recording
was
made
in
Paris.
Through
this
recording,
Kayhan
and
Toumani
take
us
on
a
musical
journey,
drawing
on
the
wellsprings
of
their
rich
musical
cultures
in
the
Persian
and
Mandé
lands.
But
more
than
that
it’s
about
musical
personalities
and
two
musicians
who
are
free
enough
to
throw
themselves
into
a
totally
uncharted
and
unrehearsed
performance
and
come
out
with
something
that
makes
everyone
feel
better.
For
fans
of
World
and
Classical
music,
and
those
with
specific
interest
in
African
and
Middle
Eastern
music.
Double
LP
features
etched
Side
D.
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