Following “Fatma,” a nine-minute track from his 2003 live CD “Fôly!” singer-guitarist Habib Koité thanks the audience in German and English. In concert, Koité is known to slip phrases from whatever ...
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Mali has called for reparation and condemned "immense cultural damage" after a Malian musician said United States customs agents broke his traditional instrument, sparking outrage online. Renowned ...
Malian musician Bassekou Kouyate comes from a musical lineage that can be traced back for centuries. He grew up in a family of griots — storytellers — that once entertained royalty. His ancestral ...
The traditional musical instruments and sounds of Mali are coming to Modesto. The Song & Dance Ensemble of West Africa, led by drummer and artistic director Bamba Dembele, will perform favorite ...