Karam

The first release in the Cumbancha Discovery Series, which provides a platform for underexposed talents in international music. Kimi Djabate is a guitarist, percussionist, and balafon (African xylophone) player from Guinea-Bissau, a former Portuguese colony in West Africa.

Djabate's appealing and accessible sound is acoustic and melodic, with a touch of Afro-Latin swing on some tracks and the gentle sounds of the balafon providing a foundation for most. Fans of Habib Koite, Toumani Diabate, Cesaria Evora, and Sara Tavares will find much to love in Kimi Djabate's stunning music.