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Diata Sya – Guerrier Manding

by on January 26, 2009

Directed by Diata Sya’s own Chanana with Kourtrajmé Africa.

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02/03 US: Move it Chaleh! iTunes Release

02/03 US: Move it Chaleh! iTunes Release

by on January 26, 2009

Move it Chaleh! Words you might hear at an outdoor chop bar in Accra, Ghana, a calling for you to get up and shake it. A hint to the pungent grooves blasting out of subwoofers and beat up sound systems throughout West Africa today. Smaller, cheaper studios are sprouting all over big African cities, allowing [...]

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Chanana – Malian Kung Fu flick!

by on December 17, 2008

Chanana is half of Diata Sya, and a super chill guy who invited us to his unusually calm and breezy house in Bamako. It was nice to sit down with him and dodge the 100+ degrees under a mango tree, sip on some juice, watch some music videos and some… KUNG FU FLICKS! Not just [...]

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The CCF points to cool stuff

The CCF points to cool stuff

by on April 3, 2008

Contacts at the Centre Culturel Français (French Cultural Center) of Bamako pointed me in the direction of young musicians experimenting with traditional sounds and new music styles. I met Chanana, leader of Diata Sya, who’s first album is both creative and diverse, with hip hop and dancehall songs using typical Malian instruments and chords. Yet [...]

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