Sibling Success: Touré Kunda and "Casalé"

Touré Kunda brings us today's random tune, a reggae inspired piece called Casalé. A Senegalese band formed by brothers Ismaïla and Sixu Tidiane Touré in the 1970s, the band worked their way up the music scene in Paris before releasing their first album in 1979. After a long tour of Africa in the mid 1980s, they returned to France to find that they were critical darlings in the French press, leading to an invitation to play for Nelson Mandela in 1992. They are well known for their musical versatility, and sing in Soninké, Wolof, Fula, Mandingo, Diola, and Portuguese creole. They have collaborated with musicians such as Carlos Santana and the Talking Heads, and are also very well known for their political activism. You can find Casalé on their 1992 album Sili Béto, on their their 1999 retrospective album Légende and on the 1994 various artists compilation Putumayo Presents: The Best of World Music-World Dance Party.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour%C3%A9_Kunda