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Content Introduction A beautiful sonic dialogue unfolds between a blind pianist and a balafon master. This work is the result of years of musical collaboration and friendship between blind keyboardist/pianist Jean-Pierre Rykiel and balafon master Lancinet Kouyat?. By minimizing the use of electronic instruments and stripping away all unnecessary elements, this beautiful duo was born as a result of layering harmonies in a relaxed atmosphere. The two different characteristics of folk music and jazz, and the two percussion instruments, piano and balafon, which differ in structure and timbre, sometimes miraculously unite to produce brilliant harmonies. A miraculous album where you can experience lively and stimulating interaction and gentle and warm harmony all at once. Tracklist 1. Kangaba-Paris 2. Jeux d'amour 3. La jeune fille et l'hippopotame 4. Le lion 5. Paroles de sage 6. Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait l? 7. A la chasse 8. 15 ao?t Media Reviews and More Jean-Philippe Rykiel, a Parisian violinist/producer who emerged and gained significant attention in the 1980s when world music experienced a major boom, has released a collaborative work with Lancinet Kouyat?, a veteran balafon player known as the xylophone of West Africa. (C)RS
