Ballaké Sissoko - A Touma (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 39:34 minutes | 395 MB
World, Ethnic Fusion | Label: Nø Førmat!, Official Digital Download
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 39:34 minutes | 395 MB
World, Ethnic Fusion | Label: Nø Førmat!, Official Digital Download
After the success of Djourou, the Malian virtuoso returns for an intimate tête à tête with his kora – intimate yet simple and majestic.
Taking time off from the Djourou sessions, Ballaké recorded these eight instrumental pieces in the intimate confines of the Chapelle Sainte-Apolline in Belgium. Together they proclaim, without need for further evidence, the heights of mastery and freedom that this discreet giant of global music has scaled in his forty-year-long career.
Though two of the pieces also feature on Djourou, the new album gathers together all eight of them in a musical conversation between a master, made of flesh and spirit, and his ‘double’, made of string and wood. It’s a captivating, intimate and authentic testament, recorded in one afternoon, in which Ballaké takes us on a journey, a meandering trip full of majesty that borders on the sacred and touches serene meditative uplands as well as plains criss-crossed by Manding warriors straight out of the epics of a country of whom they are the pride.
As for the title ‘A Touma’, take it to mean ‘this is the moment’: the moment for Ballaké to share the fruits of his maturity, and for us to discover and be blown away.
Tracklist:
1. Nan Sira Madi (06:34)
2. Demba Kunda (03:48)
3. Simbo Salaba (04:30)
4. Akilimaya (04:54)
5. Mande Tabolo (06:14)
6. Yafa Djini Te Djitoyaye (05:16)
7. An Badidjo (04:35)
8. Touti Sakiliba (03:39)
foobar2000 v2.24.1 / DR Meter v0.7
log date: 2025-07-19 16:27:34
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Analyzed: Ballaké Sissoko / A Touma
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -0.42 dBFS -14.58 dBFS 6:34 01-Nan Sira Madi
DR10 -0.47 dBFS -13.24 dBFS 3:49 02-Demba Kunda
DR11 -0.38 dBFS -14.71 dBFS 4:31 03-Simbo Salaba
DR13 -0.60 dBFS -16.95 dBFS 4:55 04-Akilimaya
DR11 -1.06 dBFS -14.53 dBFS 6:14 05-Mande Tabolo
DR12 -0.56 dBFS -15.36 dBFS 5:17 06-Yafa Djini Te Djitoyaye
DR10 -0.60 dBFS -13.29 dBFS 4:35 07-An Badidjo
DR10 -0.45 dBFS -13.12 dBFS 3:39 08-Touti Sakiliba
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Number of tracks: 8
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1383 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2025-07-19 16:27:34
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Analyzed: Ballaké Sissoko / A Touma
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -0.42 dBFS -14.58 dBFS 6:34 01-Nan Sira Madi
DR10 -0.47 dBFS -13.24 dBFS 3:49 02-Demba Kunda
DR11 -0.38 dBFS -14.71 dBFS 4:31 03-Simbo Salaba
DR13 -0.60 dBFS -16.95 dBFS 4:55 04-Akilimaya
DR11 -1.06 dBFS -14.53 dBFS 6:14 05-Mande Tabolo
DR12 -0.56 dBFS -15.36 dBFS 5:17 06-Yafa Djini Te Djitoyaye
DR10 -0.60 dBFS -13.29 dBFS 4:35 07-An Badidjo
DR10 -0.45 dBFS -13.12 dBFS 3:39 08-Touti Sakiliba
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Number of tracks: 8
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1383 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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