L'Orchestre Kanaga de Mopti

Mande music is intrinsically wonderful, and this recording is no exception. Every genre has its golden age(s), and Mande music's was definitely the 1970s, though there's been a resurgence of it in the 21st-century, if you know where to look. This album is steeped in culture, from the rites of marriage to the masked dances of Ramadan, and it celebrates all walks of traditional life, such as cloth weaving.