Songhai (album)

Songhai is a fusion flamenco album by Spanish band Ketama, working in collaboration with Malian kora player Toumani Diabaté and other musicians.

• For further information see Songhai (musical collaboration)

Songhai
Studio album by Ketama, Toumani Diabaté, and Danny Thompson
Released	1988
Genre	Flamenco, World music
Label	Nuevos Medios
Producer	Joe Boyd and Mario Pacheco
Ketama, Toumani Diabaté, and Danny Thompson chronology
Songhai (1988) Songhai 2 (1994)

Track listing

Side A

1. "Jarabi" – (Traditional, arranged by Toumani Diabaté) – 3:40
2. "Mani Mani Kuru" – (Toumani Diabaté) – 5:29
3. "Caramelo" – (Juan Carmona) – 4:18
4. "A Toumani" – (José Soto) – 3:28

Side B

5. "Vente pa Madrid" – (Antonio Carmona, José Miguel Carmona) – 4:34
6. "Africa" – (Toumani Diabaté) – 5:23
7. "A mi tía Marina" – (José Miguel Carmona) – 3:36
8. "Ne Ne Koitaa" – (Traditional, arranged by Toumani Diabaté) – 3:17

Personnel

• Toumani Diabaté – kora, vocals
• Ketama:
  • José Soto – vocals, guitar
  • Juan Carmona – guitar, handclaps; guitar solo (track 3)
  • Antonio Carmona – percussion, guitar; vocals (track 5)
  • José Miguel Carmona – guitar, emulator; vocals (track 5)
• Danny Thompson – double bass
• Diaw Kouyate – vocals (tracks 2, 6)
• Djanka Diabaté – vocals (tracks 2, 6)
• Marcelo Carlos Fuentes – electric bass (tracks 5, 7)
• Josè Luis Carmona – backing vocals (track 5)
• Guillermo – backing vocals (track 5)