Organist John Medeski of the trio Medeski, Martin and Wood has been collaborating with a young up-and-coming band from Senegal, Aba Diop and the Yermande Family. Co-hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler listen to the first single off their forthcoming album, a compelling and unusual call-and-response of percussion and keyboard.
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