Fatoumata Diawara – Clandestin
https://amf.didiermary.fr/fatoumata-diawara-clandestin/
“Clandestin” from Fatoumata Diawara‘s debut album “Fatou,” released in 2011, that features guests Toumani Diabaté on kora, Tony Allen on drums and Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones on bass.
"They wanted to travel as everyone does. They wanted to cross the ocean. They were told they didn’t have the right. Couldn’t their leaders do something […]
Fatoumata Diawara – Massa Den Feat. -M-
https://amf.didiermary.fr/london-ko-fatoumata-diawara-massa-den/
Featuring French rock artist Matthieu Chedid aka -M-, “Massa Den” is a new electro single by Malian singer-songwriter Fatoumata Diawara from her album London Ko.
Toumani Diabaté’s Symmetric Orchestra
https://amf.didiermary.fr/symmetric-orchestra-toumani-diabate/
Toumani Diabaté‘s Symmetric Orchestra released “Boulevard de l’Indépendance” in 2006.
Nick Gold and the World Circuit team started recording a three-part series called “The Hotel Mandé Sessions,” at Bamako, Mali’s Hotel Mandé.
In July 2006, after “In the Heart of the Moon” and “Savane,” [...]
#AfroCuban #BurkinaFaso #CoteDIvoire #Guinea #Kora #Mali #Ngoni #Senegal #Global
Batourou Sékou Kouyaté
https://amf.didiermary.fr/ancient-strings-batourou-sekou-kouyate/
Batourou Sékou Kouyaté (aka Batrou Sékou Kouyaté / ? – 1984) is probably the first tradi-modern Korafola, born in a family of djelis (griots) in Mali.
"Sekou Batourou Kouyate, one the most loved, and best known kora players to originate from Mali. Known more as a korafola (he who is […]
Mali Kelen - Saly Kouyaté
https://salykouyate.bandcamp.com/album/mali-kelen
Salif Keita – Le Sud (Sosie)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/salif-keita-le-sud/
Salif Keita interprète le titre “Le Sud” de Nino Ferrer (la reprise démarre à 4:31 et est précédée dans la vidéo ci-dessous par Le Lac Majeur de Mort Shuman).
Sosie, sorti sur le label danois MS Verdenshjørnet en 1997, car refusé par sa maison de disques de l’époque en France pour de fumeuses considérations*, est […]
Ali Farka Toure – The River
https://amf.didiermary.fr/ali-farka-toure-the-river/
“The River” was released in 1990 and expands the acoustic journeys of Ali Farka Touré’s debut, by including guests on some tracks such as Steve Williamson (sax) or members of the Chieftains (fiddle and bodhran)… Calabash player Amadou Cisse provides rhythmic accompaniment. All songs are traditional, arranged and adapted by Touré.
Boubacar Traoré – Mbalimaou
https://amf.didiermary.fr/boubacar-traore-mbalimaou-epk/
Recorded at the Bogolan studios in Bamako and released in 2014, Boubacar Traoré‘s album “Mbalimaou” (Brothers) carries all the beauty of African blues, blending Niger and Mississippi rivers.
Back in the 60s when the euphoria of African independence reigned, the 20-year-old Boubacar Traoré was Mali’s Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley. He was the first to […]
Le Tioko-Tioko
https://amf.didiermary.fr/soumaoro-eclipse-ija-tioko-tioko/
A rare album from Malian musician Idrissa Soumaoro, initially released in 1978, is reedited. Le Tioko-Tioko, from which “Nissodia” is taken, was recorded by Soumaoro and l’Eclipse de l’IJA.
Soumaoro, accomplished and respected musician himself, became committed to the visually impaired and started to teach them music at Institut des Jeunes Aveugles (I.J.A) where Amadou […]
Super Biton De Ségou – Nie Nema Mine
https://amf.didiermary.fr/super-biton-segou-nienema-mine/
Super Biton de Segou was one of the great bands of Mali of the 1970s and 1980s, created as the Orchestre Régional de Segou, at the first Biennale in 1970 where they won several prices. They were part of all the great Post-independence Malian orchestras. […]
#introduction après quelque temps sur mastodon :
- intéressé (assez pour y passer trop de temps) par les outils informatiques du monde #libre en commençant par #linux (#MXlinux user here) mais aussi #android et #foss
- réfléchit aux outils libres... qui libèrent ! notamment autour de la #décentralisation et du #smallweb #smolweb
- kiffe la musique du #Mali
- de manière très originale aime la #nature, les #arbres, et développe ses compétences en #permaculture
- un peu de #photographie de rue
Amadou & Mariam - L'amour à la folie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qZWU4HL0fw
"After Amadou Bagayoko died earlier this year, his wife Mariam must fly the flag of their legacy, with a forthcoming album and tour later this year. Here's the album’s first single."
Opika Pende – Africa At 78 RPM
https://amf.didiermary.fr/opika-pende-africa-78-rpm/
“Opika Pende: Africa at 78 RPM” is a 4-CD collection featuring 100 tracks, released in 2011, taken from rare 78 RPM recordings of African music (1909 to mid-1960s), none of which have ever been issued on CD.
Many African countries appear in this compilation, edited by Jonathan Ward: [...]
#Algeria #Compilation #Egypt #Ethiopia #FullAlbum #Mali #Morocco #Niger #Nigeria #Somalia #Tunisia #OldAfricanMusic
Mysterious two-song release from Mali
https://amf.didiermary.fr/mysterious-tracks-mali-black-mango/
A mysterious two-song release, licensed directly from a group of Bamako musicians who, with the exception of the Souku master Zoumana Tereta, chose to remain anonymous.
In the last years, the political turmoil in Mali has caused many of the cities clubs to shutdown and dried up other sources of musician income like weddings and […]
Kélétigui Diabaté – Koulandian
https://amf.didiermary.fr/keletigui-diabate-koulandian/
He has been called the “bibliothèque de la musique Africaine” (library of African music) by younger African musicians, multi-instrumentalist Kélétigui Diabaté (1931-2012) was the unsung hero of West African music. Kélétigui was the first balafon player to use two instruments tuned a semitone apart to facilitate playing jazz! [...]
Songhoy Blues – Al Hassidi Terei
https://amf.didiermary.fr/songhoy-blues-al-hassidi-terei/
Having fled Gao in 2012, when the city fell to fundamentalists who banned music, four Jimi Hendrix fans founded Songhoy Blues as a response to the obscurantism. Discovered by M.-A. Moreau and Nick Zinner, under the wing of Damon Albarn, influenced by Ali Farka Touré and Baba Salah, their debut album […]
Malian Music in Exile – trailer (2015)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/malian-music-exile-trailer/
Imagine waking up and finding out music has been banned. This is what happened to the characters in “They Will Have to Kill us First.” In Mali, music is a way of life, a prime communication tool and when you hear the music you understand why Mali is renowned as the birthplace of the Blues, […]
Rokia Traore – Dounia
https://amf.didiermary.fr/rokia-traore-dounia/
Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Rokia Traoré returned with her album “Tchamantché,” the follow-up to her award winning and critically acclaimed 2003 breakthrough “Bowmboï.”
The daughter of a Malian diplomat who was posted to the US, Europe, and the Middle East, Traoré studied in Brussels and performed in a rap band before deciding to go back […]
Maravillas de Mali – Boogaloo sera Mali
https://amf.didiermary.fr/maravillas-de-mali-boogaloo-sera-mali/
Si “Rendez-vous chez Fatimata” était la Face B du 45T (7″) sorti en 1972, la Face A était ce “Boogaloo sera Mali.”
Les 2 titres ont été réédités en 1983 sur l’album “Les Merveilles Du Mali – Maravillas De Mali”, avec les arrangements de Boncana Maiga.
Ali Farka Touré live
https://amf.didiermary.fr/ali-farka-toure-live/
At least 3 extracts from various documentaries showing Ali Farka Touré live, filmed in the 80s. 3 songs are included: Yulli, Ketiné and Ai Du.
Ai Du is on the album Talking Timbuktu, recorded with Ry Cooder.
#AliFarkaToure #DesertBlues #LiveMusic #Mali #OldAfricanMusic
Toumani and Sidiki Diabate
https://amf.didiermary.fr/toumani-sidiki-diabate/
Toumani and Sidiki Diabate, father & son, collaborated on an album of duets. Described as “the finest Toumani collaboration since his classic work with Ali Farka Touré” (The Guardian) ‘Toumani & Sidiki’ is a dialogue conducted through the Kora. Father-and-son collaborations are rare enough but the ties binding Toumani and Sidiki Diabaté are particularly profound […]
"Carrying the torch for future generations, before us on stage were Mali's truest global ambassadors, speaking in tongues that required no translation.
Our only possible response at the end of the show was to breathe in astonished silence and wonder, then treasure deep feelings of gratitude for having been blessed with a gift of truly infinite proportions."
Ali Farka Touré – Safari
https://amf.didiermary.fr/ali-farka-toure-safari/
This track, Safari, is from the posthumous album “Voyageur”, from the legendary African guitarist and singer Ali Farka Touré, that was released on 10th March 2023, produced with Ali’s son Vieux Farka Touré. It is the first release of unheard Touré material since 2010’s posthumous Grammy-winning Ali & Toumani, and features a collection of gems captured […]
AfroCubism
https://amf.didiermary.fr/afrocubism/
AfroCubism was a dream project: the original intention for Buena Vista Social Club was to be a stellar collaboration of musicians from Mali and Cuba.
The original plan finally came to life in 2010, with an incredible line-up including Eliades Ochoa, Bassekou Kouyate, Djelimady Tounkara, Toumani Diabaté, Grupo Patria, Kasse Mady Diabaté and Lassana Diabaté. […]
Balimaya Project – Wolo So
https://amf.didiermary.fr/balimaya-project-soninka-patronba/
The Balimaya Project is a collective of 16 musicians in UK (including members of Kokoroko and Seed Ensemble), fusing traditional Mandingo music with Jazz.
The Balimaya Project synthesizes and bridges London’s bustling jazz circuit with traditional repertoire and folklore of the Mandé peoples of West Africa.
![From Yusuf Mahmoud on LinkedIn
Founder, Busara Promotions & Sauti za Busara festival
Wow, I am still lost for words after witnessing the closing performance by Salif
Keita's band, Sunday 8 Feb at Sauti za Busara festival here in Zanzibar.
After months of anticipation, only moments before the show was due to begin, the big screen lit up with a message none of us expected. The legendary Salif Keita, visibly emotional, repeating ‘désolé,' informing festival attendees he was diagnosed with a serious heart condition and unable to travel from Bamako.
{* Our hearts and prayers are with you, Salif. May your heavenly music live forever, carrying the soul of Africa across continents and generations *]
@ But Salf's spirit was with us. @
Powerfully represented by a commanding ensemble of 11 Malian musicians and singers - including younger family members - one by one, they took to the stage, armed with an array of electric and acoustic traditional instruments.
What followed was pure transcendence.
Slow, gently, they lifted the crowd skyward, into a vision of a united Africa, a vast and beautiful landscape with no borders, no politics; only a humanity at peace with itself, united in sound and rhythm.
From hushed, spirtually-charged beginnings, the energy built steadily and surely into an explosive finale, losing with timeless Salif classics including "Yamore," "Africa," and "Madan."](/proxy/post_attachment/219143/e5f4119406.png "From Yusuf Mahmoud on LinkedIn
Founder, Busara Promotions & Sauti za Busara festival
Wow, I am still lost for words after witnessing the closing performance by Salif
Keita's band, Sunday 8 Feb at Sauti za Busara festival here in Zanzibar.
After months of anticipation, only moments before the show was due to begin, the big screen lit up with a message none of us expected. The legendary Salif Keita, visibly emotional, repeating ‘désolé,' informing festival attendees he was diagnosed with a serious heart condition and unable to travel from Bamako.
{* Our hearts and prayers are with you, Salif. May your heavenly music live forever, carrying the soul of Africa across continents and generations *]
@ But Salf's spirit was with us. @
Powerfully represented by a commanding ensemble of 11 Malian musicians and singers - including younger family members - one by one, they took to the stage, armed with an array of electric and acoustic traditional instruments.
What followed was pure transcendence.
Slow, gently, they lifted the crowd skyward, into a vision of a united Africa, a vast and beautiful landscape with no borders, no politics; only a humanity at peace with itself, united in sound and rhythm.
From hushed, spirtually-charged beginnings, the energy built steadily and surely into an explosive finale, losing with timeless Salif classics including \"Yamore,\" \"Africa,\" and \"Madan.\"")