Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate: Monistic Theory review – simple and effective

(Cumbancha)Many world fusions fail by diluting their respective traditions to become less than the sum of their parts. This collaboration between a Syracuse, New York guitarist and rapper and an electric kora player from Guinea manages the opposite, partly by keeping things simple. The beats are sturdy, allowing Driscoll to deliver “one world” raps in swaggering New Yorkese (“Whether you fade or mend/The only salvation is love in the end”), while Kouyate, stunningly nimbl...

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