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- Farafina is a music and dance group from Burkina Faso, established in 1978. The eight-member group is Burkina Faso's best known musical group, and one of Africa's most internationally prominent musical groups. Farafina was founded in the southern city of Bobo Dioulasso by the balafon player Mahama Konaté, a member of the Senufo ethnic group and a performer with Burkina Faso's national ballet. The group uses voices and instruments including as the balafon, kora, djembe, bara, tama, doum'doum, shekere, and keyboard. The group has toured internationally. In 1985 they played at the Montreux Jazz Festival, and in 1988 performed for 72,000 listeners at the birthday party of Nelson Mandela in Wembley Stadium, London. In 1993 they toured the United States and Canada, and have performed since then in Europe, Canada, and the United States. Farafina was one of the groups which played in 1999 in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the House of World Cultures in Berlin. That same year, the group also played at the Womad Festival in Singapore. They have collaborated and recorded with Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jon Hassell, and The Rolling Stones.
- Farafina ist eine Musikgruppe aus dem westafrikanischen Staat Burkina Faso. Sie wurde 1978 von Mahama Konaté in Bobo-Dioulasso gegründet. Ihre Musik beruht auf den Musiktraditionen des Landes, vor allem das Balafon spielt eine große Rolle. Farafina arbeitete unter anderem mit den Rolling Stones zusammen. Nach dem Rückzug Konatés löste sich die Band zunächst auf, wurde aber später wiederbelebt.
- Farafina est un groupe musical burkinabé fondé au début des années 1980 par le célèbre balafoniste Mahama Konaté. Il est désormais dirigé par Souleymane Sanou dit 'Mani' qui conduit le groupe à travers le monde, multipliant les collaborations prestigieuses. Le groupe a été invité par les Rolling Stones à participer à l'enregistrement de Continental Drift. (Rolling Stones Records), ont aussi enregistré FLASH OF THE SPIRIT, avec Jon Hassell (Intuition Music et Média, 1987), ou encore BEAUTY, avec Ryuichi Sakamoto, 3 titres (CDV-US 14, 1989) Concert Hommage à Nelson Mandela à Wembley en 1988. FARAFINA was founded in the early eighties. Right from the beginning they were enthusiastically welcomed by their audiences who were fascinated by so much virtuosity. The band is now lead by musician/dancer Souleymanr Sanou "Mani". Their ability to expand their music without denying their traditional instruments has enabled them to experience new forms and record with musicians such as Jon Hassell, the Rolling Stones, Ryuichi Sakamato, Daniel Lanois, Billy Cobham, Joji Hirota... they played several times at the Montreux Jazz Festival, and for 72 000 listeners at the famous Nelson Mandela's birthday concert in the London Wembley Stadium. Their music interweaves complex and forceful rhythms and is carried by the melodic lines of balafons, flute and koras. The songs are played on traditional instruments while their lyrics deal with present issues of African realities in a critical though hopeful way. But they stayed faithful to their own track. So while integrating new orchestral forms and melodies, and adding contemporary sounds (guitar and keyboard), the balafons, koras, flute, djembes, tama, and baras still remain the core and hearth of their music. Last but not least, the arrival of a female voice introduces a new colour to this up till now male only ensemble. During their odyssey of 30 years the group naturally faced some changes. Thus, its founder Mahama Konaté left the group in 1991. Others came and went and still others died. New and younger musicians have joined the group. All came in through the so called "Farafina School" which continues the African tradition of having the children, from their youngest ages on, attend the concerts of their elders and trying to repeat the music they hear all day long. In this way an astonishing and remarkable musical continuity is guaranteed. Farafina creates a subtle music that is sensitive and ardent at the same time. It draws your body and mind into discovering not only the African life but a universal life nourished with rhythms leading all the way to the roots of jazz. Reinvented by encounters with modernity, Manding influences, the music of Burkina Faso’s neighboring countries, the melodies of the people of Mali, Niger and the legends of Kong and the chants and drums of Ghana and Benin, all contribute to the richness of Farafina’s s work. Booking Agency: Artways Productions - www. artways. com Webstite: www. farafina. com Music: www. myspace. com/farafina
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