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About "04. Lando - SUNBIRD - Andres Coll Odyssey [Balaio Records 2024]"
Lando is a traditional song of Moroccan Gnawa music. It is traditionally played in a different way, with guembri
and karkabou (the metal castanets of Gnawa music), but Majid has adapted it to his kalimba and given it a more
intimate feel. The lyrics refer to the spirit of the forest within the gnawa trance ceremony ''Lila''. It is a theme that
I like to use for calming down for a moment, the high energy of the concert and find a space of intimacy, where
the kalimba merges perfectly with the marimba, blending into a kind of Saharan blues sung by Majid.