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Guitari Baro
Guitari Baro is a new, instrumental trio from Guinea and Mali, formed by guitarists Gaoussou Kouyaté and Kerfala Diabaté and master balafonist Lassana Diabaté. The name means "Guitar Conversations," referring to the group's blend of Mande griot musical traditions with influences from jazz, Congolese rumba, and more to create a unique, genre-defying sound. Their self-titled debut album, Guitari Baro, was released on September 26, 2025, as the first release from the new Chrysalis Global imprint, with a European tour planned for 2026.
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Groundbreaking Traditional + New Musical Conversations On The Balafon + Guitars From Mande Trio, Guitari Baro
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First new artist release through Chrysalis Global, an imprint of Chrysalis Records Produced by an A-list team: Dudu Sarr, Lucy Durán + Pape Armand Boye “Three outstanding Malian and Guinean griots…. Co-produced by Dudu Sarr, Lucy Durán and Pape Armand Boye, and recorded in a single session in Dakar, guitarists Gaoussou Kouyaté and Kerfala Diabaté are brilliantly underpinned by the subtle rhythmic patterns of Lassana Diabaté’s balafon. 5-stars.” —Songlines “It is a rare dialogue between balafon and guitar by hereditary ...
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Guitari Baro
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