Mamadou Kelly — Politiki Dr. Dog that serves as the album's

that serves as the album's centerpiece

Remaster and cut by Kassian Troyer at Dubplates & Mastering

passed without the recording of a proper album

pushing its thick processed guitars

Mamadou Kelly — Politiki Dr. Dog that serves as the album'sMamadou Kelly transforms desert blues with modern sophistication. Mamadou Kelly's third album, Politiki brings Kelly and his group BanKaiNa together with Grammy winning steel guitarist Cindy Cashdollar, drummer Susie Ibarra, bassist Jake Silver, and guitarist Dan Littleton, into a dynamic fusion. Backing musicians for such Malian greats as Ali Farka Toure and Afel Bocoum, Kelly and BanKaiNa push traditions into new waves of sound from the Sahara.