Crossing - "The Path Before Us" - CD

Crossing (Petit Solo Diabaté/Nino Martella/ Marco Schiavone) - "The Path Before Us"

CD

Petit Solo Diabaté (Burkina Faso) - Kora, Kamale Ngoni, Balafon, Voice

Nino Martella (Italy) - Percussion, Kamale ngoni, Voice

Marco Schiavone (Italy) - Cello

This album is the first fruit of an encounter — between Petit Solo Diabate, griot from Burkina Faso; Marco Schiavone, cellist from Southern Italy; and Nino Martella, percussionist and multi-instrumentalist from the Salento region, who has long been devoted to exploring the musical languages of the Mandengue tradition.

"What has guided and sustained us throughout this journey is our love and respect for tradition, and our gratitude to our Masters — our musical fathers and mentors.

We know that who we are today is the living echo of the experiences, stories, and teachings handed down through generations by those who came before us."

They brought us into the world and led us along the path of learning — revealing to us the codes, the beauty, and the hidden secrets of music.

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