Aly Keïta comes from a Malinke Griot family from the Ivory Coast and is a master of the balafon, the African xylo- phone. The musician from Côte d'Ivoire settled in Europe years ago and has since played with a number of jazz giants from keyboarder Joe Zawinul to Norwegian Saxophoneo- phonist Jan Garbarek.
Aly Keïta's music comes into its own in a trio with percus- sionist Lucas Niggli and woodwind player Jan Galgen Brönnimann. Both Swiss musicians were born in Came- roon and have known each other since childhood. The first successful album ‘Kalo Yele’ was released in 2016. They gave concerts and went on tour and have since refined and perfected their music.
The new album ‘Kalan Teban’ shimmers in even stronger colours. The hypnotic music of dense balafon melody patterns, the singing of Aly Keïta, the grooves of the drums and extensive improvisation arcs of Saxophone or clarinet make ‘Kalan Teban’ a trance-like listening pleasure.

Graphic design: Paul Bieri
Liner notes: Christoph Wagner
Photos: Anja Illmaier

Recorded May 27th and 28th, 2019, at Hardstudios in Winterthur
by Andy Neresheimer. Mixed and mastered August 20th and 21st, 2019 at Control Room Berlin by Martin Ruch. Produced and published by Keita–Brönnimann–Niggli and
Intakt Records, Patrik Landolt, Anja Illmaier, Florian Keller. Intakt Records, P.O. Box, 8024 Zürich, Switzerland. www.intaktrec.ch, Intakt CD 338/2020