KaramKimi Djabate's second solo album off, U.S based label, Cumbancha is rooted in Djabté's upbringing as a griot and professional musician in his home country of Guinea-Bissau. Now based out of Lisbon, Portugal Djabaté's Karam incorporates a variety of European sounds into the traditional sounds of his home village.[Notes 1] The album features Kimi Djabate on vocals, guitar and the balafon.
Karam speaks to the economic hardships, inequalities, freedoms and love found in his home village and throughout Africa.[Notes 2]
