Oran Etkin with Lionel Loueke, Makane Kouyate and Joe Sanders

Oran Etkin’s new album on Motema Music, Kelenia, features his working band with Malian Griot musicians Balla and Makane Kouyate, bassist Joe Sanders and Grammy Award winning guests Lionel Loueke and John Benitez as well as other special guests. This footage is from a live recording for WKCR radio in New York. Please visit for more information and complete tour dates.