I recently picked up this CD by Abdoul Doumbia and I was just listening to it as I was working on the computer. It's one of those that the more you listen to it, the more amazing it becomes. I mostly play Guinea style and the majority of my CD's are of the 3 dunun variety.

Abdoul is playing his tradition from Mali. The recording is clear and the dunun are featured prominently on a few tracks, like Sunu and Wolosodon, where he throws in a number of variations. (dunun solo) But it also has a variety of musicians and instruments like a kora-like instrument. It just sounds like Mali and I'm feeling the desert.

I think its available at www.systemkrush.com and no this isn't an advertisement for them, even though I do support "independent record labels operating on a Fair Trade principle." That part definately doesn't suck.

paul