ABLAYE
BADJI
MUSIC
I dedicate this album to those who strive to make the world a better place. Never think that you have no influence on anything. Never think that you are too good for certain things. Everyone has something to do. Sometimes a simple smile can change everything.
— Ablaye Badji
“Channelling his Griot family ancestors’ passion for music, and with hints of inspiration from world-renowned Kora players like Toumani Diabate, Ablaye’s [music is] in turns understated yet quietly bombastic, submerged as it is in African folk’s myth and magic. His music radiates joy, sunshine [and] happiness[.]”
