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03-31-2021 > WORLD:MUSiC:MiX # 33 selected ETHNiC FUSiON tracks 1968-1979 # WmW: Lole y Manuel, L'Orchestre Kanaga de Mopti, Chico Buarque, Willie Colón, Rubén Blades, Balla et ses Balladins, Malicorne, Oneness of Juju,   Afrobeat Airways, Fabrizio De André, Robbie Basho,Lizzy Mercier Descloux, Highlife, Afro-Funk & Juju

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1968-1979

Lole y Manuel was a Spanish Romani musical duo which composed and performed innovative flamenco music. Dolores Montoya Rodríguez (1954) and Manuel Molina Jiménez (1948-2015) are Lole and Manuel. This duo was formed in 1972.

Lole y Manuel 

Nuevo Dia (Manuel Molina)

Bulerias de la Luna (Manuel Molina)

Sangre gitana y Mora (Manuel Molina)

from Nuevo día 1975

...This couple was the first exponent of flamenco music aimed at a non-exclusively flamenco audience. They were one of the first precursors of the musical stream called "New flamenco".

Lole and Manuel were married, and were a professional couple. Manuel Molina and Dolores Montoya are members of Romani families of artistic descent. Manuel was the son of Manuel Molina Acosta, better known as "El Encajero", who was a professional guitar player. Lole is the daughter of flamenco singer and dancer Antonia Rodríguez Moreno, better known as "La Negra", and her father was the dancer Juan Montoya. Their daughter is the singer Alba Molina...

Malian music has received a lot of attention the past years, and it’s appeal will continue to spread with discoveries like this being exposed outside the record collectors market. Kanaga De Mopti has the sound of a West African orchestra – unified in rhythm and melody. 

L'Orchestre Kanaga de Mopti 

Kulukutu

Kanaga

from L'Orchestre Kanaga de Mopti 1977 

Kindred Spirits kicks off its Mali-series with one of the most in demand Mali records, by L’Orchestre Kanaga De Mopti. They are one of the region’s modern orchestra groups, who were were able to flourish in the golden age of West African state music funding. In 1977 the Malian government owned label ‘Mali Kunkan’, released a series of LP’s, including this must-have gem.