Oran Etkin with Lionel Loueke, Makane Kouyate and Joe Sanders

Oran Etkin's new album, Kelenia, features his working band with Malian Griot musicians Balla and Makane Kouyate, bassist Joe Sanders and Grammy Award winning guests Lionel Loueke and John Benitez as well as other special guests. This footage is from a live recording for WKCR radio in New York. Please visit www.oranetkin.com for more information and complete tour dates.

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[TamaTimbo]

Excellent calabash playing too.. without over-playing, providing the underlying groove to the whole piece and adding flavour with tasty fills and slight impro bits where appropriate. Is he wearing rings on his fingers for the not bass upper register elements?

Wonderful..bless you all

[vitgit]

great band, great sound!!!

[lazyrabbit]

your nephew is awesome!

[dedomother]

That's my nephew on the bass. Play baby play!!!

[KadiroElectricGypsy]

great continue

[VONheisenburg]

That was mad sick.

[inconnue2fois]

super bon, un gros bravo.

[dbeckster]

Dude this seriously grooves.

[sevenender]

wow whats this

absoluty outstanding hypnotical groove

virtous...great

greets

ender

[westpoint64]

Thanks Omitnot for the share...this sounds like something Benny Goodman might have tried in his sextets...really cool...