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Babylon Will Fall

by draska

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Tolon 03:39
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Babylon Will Fall 04:43
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3.
Bana 08:28
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4.
Massa 04:18
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5.
Gotta Be Kiddin 04:27
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6.
A Peaceful Remedy 03:54
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Tunga 04:00
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Wassoya 02:31
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Wassoya (Remix) 04:58
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10.
Lost In Time 03:53
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11.
Always On My Mind 04:27
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"Babylon will fall" is a colourful and diverse World Music album that is taking us into 10 very different universes. Draska continues the concept of the debut album "Along the way" by blending ancient traditions of West Africa with Western urban poetry. Traditional West African Instruments like the N'goni, Calabash and Balafon presented in new ways.

The Album starts with "Tolon", which stands for "amusement", followed by the afro-pop "Babylon will fall", a song that became indispensable on any Draska Show. "Bana" 's afrobeat heats us up with horn sections and balafon, while "Massa" is taking us back to the melancholic side of Draska, an african at once classical composition underlined by chamber music. With "Gotta be fooling me", Draska gives his message against (post)colonisation. After the deep ballad "Peaceful Remedy" we are driven to "Tunga", which means "adventure", with "Wassoya" we take a fast detour to the Ivoirien Coast style "coupé decallé from where we go to a remix trance version with the "Wassoya Remix. Then it is time to be "Lost in Time" and with "Always on my mind" we find ourselves back on a sofa in our living room.

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released April 22, 2015

DRASKA - BABYLON WILL FALL
CREDITS
ALL SONGS CREATED BY DRASKA AND KADIDIA TRAORE
RECORDED AND MIXED BY DRASKA (DRASTARECORDS)
IN LISBON, PORTUGAL, 2010
ANALOG MASTERING BY WOUT STRAATMAN

KADIDIDA TRAORE: VOCALS, MARACAS

DRASKA:VOCALS, N'GONI, CALABASH, WATER-CALABASH, BALAFON,
DRUMS, DJEMBE, BONGOS, SYNTHESIZER, OTHER PERCUSSION

HELDER TSETSE: BGRVOCALS (track 1, 2, 8), AFRICAN SPIRIT VOICE (track 10)

AFONS CASTANHEIRA: DOUBLE BASS (track 1, 4, 6, 7)

RENALTO CHANTRE ALMEIDA: ELECTROBASS (track 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10)

HUGO FERNANDEZ: CELLO (track 4, 11)

JOHANNES KRIEGER: TRUMPET (track 3)

TONI BRUHEIM: TENOR SAXOPHONE (track 3)

GOAN AMOS: BABY NOISES (track 7), BGRVOCALS (track 8)

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Driven by the force of cultural and musical diversity, Draska blends ancient traditions of West African with Western urban poetry.
Draskas compositions interplay with the richness of the n’Goni, by using pedal effects and altering it’s originally pentatonic scale.
His mellow at once bittersweet voice is melting with the n’Goni and exploring electrifying West African rhythms. ... more

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