Ná from Dindin by Kimi Djabaté
Ná is dedicated and addressed to Kimi’s late mother, who he misses even more now that his father has also passed away. Despite its melancholy subject, the song assures her not to cry, since the world is a complicated place where happiness and pain are always intertwined.
Kimi Djabaté was raised in Tabato, Guinea-Bissau, a village known for its griots, hereditary singer-poets. A griot by birth, Kimi has been playing the balafón, the African xylophone, since he was just three years old. Kimi has collaborated with many exceptional musicians, including Mory Kanté, Waldemar Bastos, Netos de Gumbé and, most recently, the pop star Madonna.