{"product_id":"niama-makalou-et-african-soul-ban-kognokoura-daphni-edit-vinyl-12","title":"Niama Makalou Et African Soul Ban: Kognokoura (Daphni Edit) Vinyl 12\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe sole release from Niama Makalou back on wax courtesy of Sofrito! \u003c\/i\u003eLeave it to the UK label to dig up such a fiery Malian disco gem, the only one of its kind that this reviewer has ever heard. The track was conceived in the mid-70's, a time when France was swept up in disco fever. It was at this moment in time \u003cstrong\u003eNiama Makalou\u003c\/strong\u003e, a descendant of traditional Malian praise singers (aka griots), went to cut \"Kognokoura\" with a group of Malian musicians to make a disco track - griot style. As the label so succinctly put it - \"\u003cem\u003eThe resulting mixture of off-kilter handclaps, raw string arrangements, Balafon flourishes and Bambara vocals combine with a heavy disco groove to produce a one-off piece of cross-cultural dancefloor mayhem.\u003c\/em\u003e\" To top it off, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=sofrito\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSofrito\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e tapped \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=daphni\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"daphni\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaphni\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (aka \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=caribou\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"caribou\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCaribou\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e) to lend his magic touch on the edit that stays respectful to the OG, but slightly modifies it for more contemporary dance floors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Sofrito Super Singles 2016\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by Aloo Pye 11\/2016\u003c\/h6\u003e.","brand":"Niama Makalou Et African Soul Ban","offers":[{"title":"12\" Vinyl","offer_id":27562141768,"sku":"fr-3558","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/niamamakalou-kognuokoura-daphni.jpg?v=1759267787","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/products\/niama-makalou-et-african-soul-ban-kognokoura-daphni-edit-vinyl-12","provider":"turntablelab.sbs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}