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Belle Epoque Vol. 3: Dioba

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This double disc CD, the third volume of a three volume set, is the best collection of the Mali's infamous Rail Band. It spans the years 1973 to 1983 and contains tracks sung by Salif Keita and Mory Kante among many others. The styles on this album vay from traditional Manding music to Congolese rumba to a take on Afrobeat, Sinsimba. In my opinion , some of the best tracks are the rumba influenced tracks from 1983: Foliba, Talassa, and Bedianomogo. The horns lines as in the best rumba cut a beautiful melody across the complex rythm laid down below them. It is on these track that Djelimady Tounkara's guitar work really shines. While Franco, another amazing guitarist, always played within the confines of the rumba formula keeping his solos restrained, Tounkara's solo's absolutely dazzle as they play with the rhythm track beneath them, fluttering around then soaring above with Tounkara's amazingly fast appegios.