{"id":82347,"date":"2021-06-16T10:51:40","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T08:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/balimaya-project-avec-wolo-solo\/"},"modified":"2021-06-16T15:48:51","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T13:48:51","slug":"balimaya-project-avec-wolo-so","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/balimaya-project-avec-wolo-so\/","title":{"rendered":"The Balimaya Project fuses traditional Mandingo music with London jazz on Wolo So"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Initiated by Yahael Camara Onono, the Balimaya Project brings together sixteen musicians including members of Kokoroko and the SEED Ensemble.  <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Balimaya means &#8220;<em>the essence of kinship<\/em>&#8221; in the Maninka language, referring to a family model in which history and shared experiences are superior to blood ties. The name reflects how the collective conceives of itself: as a family. Yahael Camara Onono, the UK-based djembe player who spearheaded the album, defines the Project as: &#8220;<em>It became a brotherhood.<\/em>&#8221; Here, 16 musicians, including members of Kokoroko and SEED, exchange based on their passion for jazz, rap and Afrobeats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><div><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=59981504\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless loading=\"lazy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/balimayaproject.bandcamp.com\/album\/wolo-so\">Wolo So by Balimaya Project<\/a><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Five long years in the making, Yahael Camara Onono defines the goal of the collective&#8217;s first album, <em>Wolo Solo<\/em>, as follows: &#8220;<em>Coming together, being emotionally available as young black men in the diaspora is just not celebrated enough. We all rely on each other<\/em>.&#8221; In doing so, Yahael Camara Onono brings together black artists throughout the UK, as well as musicians from the African continent, including Moses Olukayode, who participated in <a href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/tag\/burna-boy\/\">Burna Boy<\/a>&#8216;s 2021 Grammy performance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Pre-order <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)\" href=\"https:\/\/balimayaproject.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Wolo So<\/em><\/a> by July 30 via <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzrefreshed.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jazz Re:freshed<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to Balimaya Project in our Songs of the Week playlist on  <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)\" href=\"https:\/\/spoti.fi\/2Pz0eyg\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/30zVbUA\" target=\"_blank\">Deezer<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2eb29e8b-wolo-solo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2eb29e8b-wolo-solo.jpg 700w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2eb29e8b-wolo-solo-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2eb29e8b-wolo-solo-661x661.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2eb29e8b-wolo-solo-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2eb29e8b-wolo-solo-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2eb29e8b-wolo-solo-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2eb29e8b-wolo-solo-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2eb29e8b-wolo-solo-73x73.jpg 73w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Initiated by Yahael Camara Onono, the Balimaya Project brings together sixteen musicians including members of Kokoroko and the SEED Ensemble. 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