New Music From Malian Pop on Calabash Music

Idrissa Soumaoro

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:06:23 -0500

The musical credentials of Idrissa Soumaoro are impeccable. Having learnt his trade with Les Ambassadeurs with Salif Keita in Bamako, he has been a force within Malian music for a number of years, re

Marabi Africa

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:06:23 -0500

Marabi is the independant label created in 2002 by Christian Mousset, director of the Festival Musiques Métisses d'Angoulême in France.The festival, place of exchange and discovery, is widely opened to urban popular musics from the African Continent, Indian Ocean, the Caribbeans, America. Marabi is mainly a discographic extension of this event. On the same artistic line, the label puts upcoming artists forward as well as patrimonial leading figures. Marabi is the name given to the South African Jazz born in the townships of the thirties.

Mory Kante

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:06:23 -0500

Heritage and birth Mory Kant頩nherited the griot tradition from the jalis of Mande. At its height during the reign of Sundiata Keita in the thirteenth century, the African empire of Mande stretched

Vieux Farka Toure

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:06:23 -0500

Since his infancy, Bouriema “Vieux Farka” Touré has been enamored with the music of his father, Ali Farka Touré. He grew up both in Mali’s capital city, Bamako, and in his father’s home-town of Niafu

Salif Keita & Mory Kante

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:06:23 -0500

Rail Band : One the most legendary names of African music. Mory Kante, Salif Keita and Djelimady Tounkara.....

Doussou Bagayoko

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:06:23 -0500

Doussou Bagayogo is a young and talented malian singer.

Binke Traore

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:06:23 -0500

This Malian musician founded the Kuma band.

Amadou Guitteye

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:06:23 -0500

Amadou Guitteye is an adventurer. In Germany, Mali or France, he has worked with many musicians from the whole world.

Moriba Diabate

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:06:23 -0500

Modibo Dily

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:06:23 -0500

Modibo Dily is a comedian who became a musician.