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Farafina

Farafina has been played on NTS in shows including Pete Goes To Town w/ Pete Swanson, featured first on 25 October 2015. Songs played include Out Pours (Kongo) Blue (Prayer), Tales Of The Near Future [Clairvoyance] and Masque (Strength).

Farafina is a music and dance group from Burkina Faso, established in 1978. Founded by balafon player Mahama Konaté, the group uses voices and instruments including as the balafon, kora, djembe, bara, tama, [doum'doum), shekere, and keyboard.

Right from the beginning they were enthusiastically welcomed by their audiences who were fascinated by so much virtuosity. Their ability to expand their music without denying their traditional instruments has…

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MOST PLAYED TRACKS
Out Pours (Kongo) Blue (Prayer)
Jon Hassell, Farafina
Intuition Records, EMI Electrola1988
Out Pours (Kongo) Blue (Prayer)
Jon Hassell, FarafinaIntuition Records, EMI Electrola1988
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Tales Of The Near Future [Clairvoyance]
Jon Hassell, Farafina
Intuition Records, EMI Electrola, EMI1988
Tales Of The Near Future [Clairvoyance]
Jon Hassell, FarafinaIntuition Records, EMI Electrola, EMI1988
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Masque (Strength)
Jon Hassell, Farafina
Intuition Records, EMI Electrola1988
Masque (Strength)
Jon Hassell, FarafinaIntuition Records, EMI Electrola1988
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Tales Of The Near Future (Clairvoyance)
Jon Hassell, Farafina
Intuition Records, EMI Electrola1988
Tales Of The Near Future (Clairvoyance)
Jon Hassell, FarafinaIntuition Records, EMI Electrola1988
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Air Afrique (Wind)
Jon Hassell, Farafina
Intuition Records, EMI Electrola1988
Air Afrique (Wind)
Jon Hassell, FarafinaIntuition Records, EMI Electrola1988
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Bolomakoté Mahama
Farafina
veraBra Records1989
Bolomakoté Mahama
FarafinaveraBra Records1989
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Dreamworld (Dance)
Jon Hassell, Farafina
Intuition Records1991
Dreamworld (Dance)
Jon Hassell, FarafinaIntuition Records1991
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