LEON KEITA - LEON KEITA VINYL (LTD. ED. LP)

LIMITED EDITION VINYL

Release Date: 6th October 2023

Limited edition pressing of 2,000!

"When Leon was ready to visit the recording studio he invited his friends from Les Ambassadeurs Internationaux to serve as his backing band; the collaboration yielded two records, both released in 1978 on the Papa Disco label. A year later Leon released "Rythmes et Melodies du Mali", co-written with his brother Germain and backed by the magnificent Orchestre Black Santiago; featuring infectious trumpet from band-leader Ignace de Souza, the LP was recorded in Benin at the Satel Studio in Cotonou. Although Leon didn't make many solo recordings, his songs continue to inspire the reverence of anyone fortunate enough to have heard them. In recent years the song "Dalaka" was rediscovered by Barranquilla's sound system operator Carlos Estrada and became an unexpected hit on the caribbean coast of Colombia. Twelve years after the release of the critically- acclaimed Bambara Mystic Soul compilation, this new compilation takes another deep-dive into Mandingue culture with five rare sides recorded during Leon Keita's fabled late 70s sessions."