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by Jeff Libman
It is exceptionally rare for me to like every song on an album, but such is the case with yaya3, an album doomed to relative obscurity by the anonymity of its name. One might miss the small type on the back of the CD jewel case reading “Produced by Sam Yahel, Joshua Redman, and Brian Blade.” These gentlemen play instruments, too.Yaya is Sam Yahel’s nickname, and the album features five of the organist’s fine tunes. His “Slow Orbit” ...
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All About Jazz
World Music Director, Scott Stevens of KAOS-FM describes Yaya Diallo's new album Live at Club Soda" as hypnotic dance music, with one foot planted in village music, the other kicking toward jazz and funk." With saxophone, electic violin, bass, guitar, drum set, lead and backup vocals as well as traditional African drums Yaya Diallo transposes traditonal African music into an updated version of Kanza music, a relatively new innovation in Minianka tribal culture to maintain an interest in traditional music ...
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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson