Musicians :
Hank Jones (piano), Cheick-Tidiane Seck (organ, percussion), César Anot, Sékou Bembeya Diabaté (bass guitar), Eric Vinceno (double bass), Djeli Moussa Kouyaté (rhythm guitar), Ousmane Kouyaté (lead & rhythm guitar), Djeli-Moussa Kondé (kora), Aly Wagué (flute), Moriba Koïta (xalam), Lansiné Kouyaté (balafon), Manian Damba, Mamani Keita (background vocals), Maré Sanogo (djembe, percussion), Jorge Amorim (congas, percussion), Moussa Sissikho (djembe, talking drum).

Afro-Pop & Jazz Come Together On This Fantastic 1995 Album !

Released in 1995, Sarala marked its time by generating a genuine enthusiasm for Mandingo music, encouraging many Western musicians to go to Mali and explore this music at its very source. Fruit of the reunion of Hank Jones (an African-American musician and one of the most gifted pianists of his generation) and Cheick-Tidiane Seck (a reputed arranger, band-leader, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Mali) the album is a symbiosis - one of the spirit and the heart - of two genres.