Balani Rave Music from Mali

Hardcore electronics or polytronics is widely spread out throughout Africa, with music like elone, singeli, acholitronix, balani show reminding of footwork, hardcore techno and drum n bass... The sound of Balani show is an electronic interpretation of the traditional genre, pioneered in the early 90's by the likes of Diakalia Kone aka DJ Diaki, who takes us on a visit of one of his famous village raves on the outskirts of Bamako. Guardian album of the month, Diaki played at Berghain and Nyege Nyege where DJ Marcelle called him the "Discovery of the Century ". This content is part of a wide pan African program to be presented in December at Nyege Nyege 2020.