Checkout Interview: Bela Fleck and Toumani Diabate
August 18, 2009 by Josh Jackson
Filed under Interviews
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Bela Fleck and Toumani Diabate talk African string music and share stories about their recent collaboration, Throw Down Your Heart.
Produced by WBGO’s Simon Rentner for The Checkout.
This conversation between Bela Fleck and Toumani is truly extraordinary in that it explores a unique topic — Toumani’s instrument, with the nature of its history & relevance in its culture —
as experienced by two intelligent individuals. Further, those two people are remarkable in their good-natured compatibility!
Thanks Kim! For your comment! I agree. It was an honor to produce this piece.