MALI: 'Timbuktu' - The Music of Mali Weston by Cheick Tidiane Seck
1 October 2019
In homage to NY pianist Randy Weston, the legendary Cheick Tidiane Seck releases "Timbuktu", an album featuring covers of themes composed by his friend. Already acclaimed by critics (Jazz Mag, The Wire, Libération, Jazz News), the album will be released on October 4 on label Komos.
Elder statesman of Malian music Cheikh Tidiane Seck sends an Afro Jazz prayer to his friend and colleague Randy Weston over a double LP, propelling his Pan-African vision into the future over a sea of soulful piano and complex percussion. Cheikh envisaged the session as a kind of musical banquet, inviting guests including Manu Dibango and Abd Al Malik to the table to pay tribute to Randy Weston’s composi- tions, blending disparate musical traditions and experiences into a collective eulogy.
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