Balimaya Project

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Powerhouse ensemble Balimaya Project combine driving collective polyrhythms, blazing frontline horns & virtuosic kora stylings issued from the dynamic meeting of traditional Mandé music/culture and contemporary jazz, Balimaya Project cross seven dynamic meetings of traditional Mandé music/culture and contemporary jazz . If their debut album emphasised tradition and culture in a collective sense, then their second album When The Dust Settles, released in July 2023, addresses the emotional and deeply personal, tapping into the ethos of support and brotherhood baked into the DNA of the project. “From the first album to this one, one thing that's really linking us is that concept of family and the bonds are getting stronger every time,” he explains. A maturation in sound and approach, When The Dust Settles brings Camara Onono’s lived experience to the fore, dealing with the death of his older brother, losing a child, becoming a father, migration, survival and the search for truth. “My personal themes are things that I think other people can also relate to. But they're also part of being a young Black man in a diaspora, which is grief, anger, rage, joy - all the different elements that make up a man and a Black man, which are the same feelings and emotions that everyone else can feel,” he elaborates.

Top tracks

01
Balimaya
Balimaya Project
Wolo So
06:49
Composers: Yahael Camara Onono - Public Domain
06
City of God
Balimaya Project
Wolo So
10:19
Composers: Yahael Camara Onono
05
Anangofoli
Balimaya Project
Wolo So
02:32
Composers: Yahael Camara Onono - Michael Adesina - Moses Olukayode - Paul Goumou
07
Dakan
Balimaya Project
Wolo So
06:31
Composers: Yahael Camara Onono
04
I No Go Gree/Aniweta
Balimaya Project
Wolo So
07:11
Composers: Yahael Camara Onono
02
Soninka/Patronba
Balimaya Project
Wolo So
08:52
Composers: Yahael Camara Onono - Public Domain
03
Viens Me Libérer (Interlude)
Balimaya Project
Wolo So
03:34
Composers: Jali Bakary Konte - N'famady Kouyaté - Yahael Camara Onono - Public Domain
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For Aziz
Balimaya Project
When The Dust Settles
04:48
Writer: Afronaut Zu / Composers: Yahael Camara Onono

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  • Discography
Albums
New Soil x Jazz re:freshed
21-07-2023
When The Dust Settles
01
For Aziz
Balimaya Project
When The Dust Settles
04:48
Writer: Afronaut Zu / Composers: Yahael Camara Onono
02
Anka Tulon
Balimaya Project
When The Dust Settles
04:18
Composers: Yahael Camara Onono
03
A Prayer For Our Parents
Balimaya Project
When The Dust Settles
06:38
Composers: Yahael Camara Onono - Godwin Sonzi
04
Bé Mankan
Balimaya Project
When The Dust Settles
03:36
Writer: Yahael Camara Onono / Composers: Yahael Camara Onono
05
Red Oil / Beyond Kingdom Come
Balimaya Project
When The Dust Settles
04:10
Writer: Obongjayar / Composers: Yahael Camara Onono - Xhosa Cole - Obongjayar
06
When The Dust Settles
Balimaya Project
When The Dust Settles
03:31
Composers: Yahael Camara Onono
07
There's Nothing Left For Us Here
Balimaya Project
When The Dust Settles
06:26
Writer: Yahael Camara Onono / Composers: Yahael Camara Onono
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
Jazz re:freshed
30-07-2021
Wolo So
01
Balimaya
Balimaya Project
Wolo So
06:49
Composers: Yahael Camara Onono - Public Domain
02
Soninka/Patronba
Balimaya Project
Wolo So
08:52
Composers: Yahael Camara Onono - Public Domain
03
Viens Me Libérer (Interlude)
Balimaya Project
Wolo So
03:34
Composers: Jali Bakary Konte - N'famady Kouyaté - Yahael Camara Onono - Public Domain
04
I No Go Gree/Aniweta
Balimaya Project
Wolo So
07:11
Composers: Yahael Camara Onono
05
Anangofoli
Balimaya Project
Wolo So
02:32
Composers: Yahael Camara Onono - Michael Adesina - Moses Olukayode - Paul Goumou
06
City of God
Balimaya Project
Wolo So
10:19
Composers: Yahael Camara Onono
07
Dakan
Balimaya Project
Wolo So
06:31
Composers: Yahael Camara Onono
Singles
New Soil x Jazz re:freshed
05-07-2023
Suley's Ablution
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Suley's Ablution
Balimaya Project
Suley's Ablution
04:42
Writer: Yahael Camara Onono / Composers: Yahael Camara Onono - Jamal Wilson - Triston Dubison - Nathaniel Cross
02
Anka Tulon
Balimaya Project
Suley's Ablution
04:18
Composers: Yahael Camara Onono
03
For Aziz
Balimaya Project
Suley's Ablution
04:48
Writer: Afronaut Zu / Composers: Yahael Camara Onono
New Soil x Jazz re:freshed
13-06-2023
Anka Tulon
01
Anka Tulon
Balimaya Project
Anka Tulon
04:18
Composers: Yahael Camara Onono
02
For Aziz
Balimaya Project
Anka Tulon
04:48
Writer: Afronaut Zu / Composers: Yahael Camara Onono
New Soil x Jazz re:freshed
23-05-2023
For Aziz
01
For Aziz
Balimaya Project
For Aziz
04:48
Writer: Afronaut Zu / Composers: Yahael Camara Onono
Jazz Re:freshed
06-07-2021
Balimaya
01
Balimaya
Balimaya Project
Balimaya
06:49
Composers: Yahael Camara Onono - Public Domain
Jazz Re:freshed
08-06-2021
Soninka/Patronba (feat. Mariam Tounkara Koné)
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Soninka/Patronba (feat. Mariam Tounkara Koné)
Balimaya Project
Soninka/Patronba (feat. Mariam Tounkara Koné)
08:52
Composers: Yahael Camara Onono - Public Domain