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<p>“And so Les Amazones d’Afrique were born…”</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/amazones-afrique-dahomey-women-warriors/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/amazones-afrique-dahomey-women-warriors/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/amazones-afr</span><span class="invisible">ique-dahomey-women-warriors/</span></a></p><p>Les Amazones d’Afrique is a collective of female stars including Angélique Kidjo, Mariam Doumbia, Nneka and many more. It started singing out in 2014 against gender inequality in West Africa over a soundtrack of Funk, Blues, Dub and Electro.</p><p>The first track they released was “I Play The Kora” from their album [...]</p><p><a href="/tags/angéliquekidjo/" rel="tag">#AngéliqueKidjo</a> <a href="/tags/bénin/" rel="tag">#Bénin</a> <a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/nigeria/" rel="tag">#Nigeria</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#TV</a> <a href="/tags/wassoulou/" rel="tag">#Wassoulou</a></p>

<p>Music from Saharan Cellphones</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/music-saharan-cellphones/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/music-saharan-cellphones/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/music-sahara</span><span class="invisible">n-cellphones/</span></a></p><p>Music from Saharan cellphones is a compilation, released in 2011, of music collected from memory cards and cellular phones in the Saharan desert. In much of West Africa, cellphones are used as all purpose multimedia devices. In lieu of personal computers and high speed internet, the knockoff cellphones house portable music collections, [...]</p><p><a href="/tags/compilation/" rel="tag">#Compilation</a> <a href="/tags/desertblues/" rel="tag">#DesertBlues</a> <a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/morocco/" rel="tag">#Morocco</a> <a href="/tags/niger/" rel="tag">#Niger</a> <a href="/tags/rock/" rel="tag">#Rock</a> <a href="/tags/tuareg/" rel="tag">#Tuareg</a> <a href="/tags/global/" rel="tag">#Global</a></p>

<p>Lobi Traore – Bwati Kono</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/lobi-traore-bwati-kono/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/lobi-traore-bwati-kono/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/lobi-traore-</span><span class="invisible">bwati-kono/</span></a></p><p>Lobi Traore was first known from one of the many dimly lit grimy night clubs of Bamako, with his overdriven amp and ungrounded fuzzbox pedal.<br>Bwati Kono was recorded live in two separate sessions and released in 2011.</p><p><a href="/tags/blues/" rel="tag">#Blues</a> <a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a></p>

<p>Xhalix – Mali Te Affoo</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/xhalix-mali-te-affoo/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/xhalix-mali-te-affoo/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/xhalix-mali-</span><span class="invisible">te-affoo/</span></a></p><p>Xhalix is a Malian artist, born in Bamako in 1988. With her band Affoo, meaning “unity” in Songhai, she released her first album “Mali Te Affoo” (Mali is one) in 2013.</p><p><a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a></p>

<p>Bazoumana, the Djeli and his N’goni</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/bazoumana-djeli-ngoni/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/bazoumana-djeli-ngoni/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/bazoumana-dj</span><span class="invisible">eli-ngoni/</span></a></p><p>Bazoumana, or Banzumana, Sissoko (1890-1987) – aka the « old lion » – was a n’goni player, a Malian national treasure as well as a djeli (jeli) or griot.</p><p>&quot;The quintessential n’goni player was the late Banzumana Sissoko, perhaps the most revered and beloved Malian griot of the century. Until his death in 1987, he […]</p><p><a href="/tags/60smusic/" rel="tag">#60smusic</a> <a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/manding/" rel="tag">#Manding</a> <a href="/tags/ngoni/" rel="tag">#Ngoni</a></p>

<p>Les Ambassadeurs Internationaux – Mandjou (TV)</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/les-ambassadeurs-internationaux-mandjou-tv/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/les-ambassadeurs-internationaux-mandjou-tv/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/les-ambassad</span><span class="invisible">eurs-internationaux-mandjou-tv/</span></a></p><p>Avec Salif Keita au chant et le guitariste Manfila Kanté, le titre “Mandjou”, extrait de l’album éponyme sorti en Côte d’Ivoire en 1978, est un hommage au Président guinéen Ahmed Sekou Touré. C’est ce titre qui va révéler Salif Keita et propulser le chanteur au rang d’idole.</p><p>Le contenu de cette chanson est à rapprocher […]</p><p><a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a> <a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/salifkeita/" rel="tag">#SalifKeita</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#TV</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>Les Ambassadeurs du Motel de Bamako – Mali Denou</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/ambassadeurs-motel-bamako-mali-denou/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/ambassadeurs-motel-bamako-mali-denou/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/ambassadeurs</span><span class="invisible">-motel-bamako-mali-denou/</span></a></p><p>The original version of Mali Denou, by Les Ambassadeurs du Motel de Bamako.</p><p>In 1969, an ambitious army lieutenant, a key member of the new junta which had seized power only the previous year, decided that a band was needed to entertain customers at the Motel De Bamako, […]</p><p><a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/salifkeita/" rel="tag">#SalifKeita</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>Le Mystère Jazz de Tombouctou</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/mystere-jazz-tombouctou/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/mystere-jazz-tombouctou/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/mystere-jazz</span><span class="invisible">-tombouctou/</span></a></p><p>The Orchestre Regional de Tombouctou, also known as “Le Mystère Jazz de Tombouctou”, did not release a recording until 1977.</p><p>During the era of Mali’s first President, Modibo Keita (1960-1968), the government created regional orchestras and arts troupes in each of the nation’s seven regions. These groups were state-sponsored and from 1962 they competed in […]</p><p><a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/tuareg/" rel="tag">#Tuareg</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>Ausecuma Beats</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/meet-ausecuma-beats/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/meet-ausecuma-beats/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/meet-ausecum</span><span class="invisible">a-beats/</span></a></p><p>Ausecuma Beats are more than just a band, they are a philosophy. Led by master djembe player, Boubacar Gaye, the nine-strong ensemble, demonstrate artists coming together based on an idea – the idea of place, of transplanting cultural heritage into a contemporary city.</p><p>Ausecuma Beats is people from all corners of the world finding themselves […]</p><p><a href="/tags/balafon/" rel="tag">#Balafon</a> <a href="/tags/cuba/" rel="tag">#Cuba</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a> <a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/sénégal/" rel="tag">#Sénégal</a> <a href="/tags/global/" rel="tag">#Global</a></p>

<p>Praktika – Fôli Folle Feat. Ko Saba</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/praktika-foli-folle-ko-saba/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/praktika-foli-folle-ko-saba/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/praktika-fol</span><span class="invisible">i-folle-ko-saba/</span></a></p><p>Ko Saba est une formation malienne de 6 musiciens de différentes couches sociales, fédérée par Barou Diassana, qui propose de la musique tradi-moderne métissée.</p><p>“Fôli” veut dire “musique” en Bambara. Aïda, jeune femme malienne amoureuse de danse contemporaine se retrouve embarquée dans une course effrénée dans les rues de Bamako. [...]</p><p><a href="/tags/balafon/" rel="tag">#Balafon</a> <a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/ngoni/" rel="tag">#Ngoni</a> <a href="/tags/remixed/" rel="tag">#Remixed</a> <a href="/tags/electro/" rel="tag">#Electro</a></p>

<p>Tinariwen (and Guests) – Nannuflay</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/tinariwen-guests-nannuflay/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/tinariwen-guests-nannuflay/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/tinariwen-gu</span><span class="invisible">ests-nannuflay/</span></a></p><p>Nannuflay (“Fulfilled”) from Tinariwen‘s album Elwan in 2017. With American rockers Kurt Vile and Mark Lanegan as guests.</p><p>In the Sahara Desert, an old Tuareg man comes back to the camp where he grew up for a party. He remembers the joys and the torments of the nomadic life he lived with a friend who […]</p><p><a href="/tags/blues/" rel="tag">#Blues</a> <a href="/tags/desertblues/" rel="tag">#DesertBlues</a> <a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/tuareg/" rel="tag">#Tuareg</a></p>

<p>Amadou &amp; Mariam Feat. Manu Chao – Sénégal Fast Food</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/amadou-mariam-manu-chao-senegal-fast-food/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/amadou-mariam-manu-chao-senegal-fast-food/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/amadou-maria</span><span class="invisible">m-manu-chao-senegal-fast-food/</span></a></p><p>Sénégal Fast Food est extrait de l’album Dimanche à Bamako d’Amadou et Mariam paru en 2004. L’album a été produit et partiellement arrangé par Manu Chao qui a également participé à l’écriture, à la composition, au chant et à la guitare sur plusieurs titres.<br>Tiken Jah Fakoly apparaît en tant que chanteur invité sur un […]</p><p><a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a></p>

<p>Oumou Sangaré – Minata Waraba (Sampha Remix)</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/oumou-sangare-minata-waraba-sampha-remix/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/oumou-sangare-minata-waraba-sampha-remix/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/oumou-sangar</span><span class="invisible">e-minata-waraba-sampha-remix/</span></a></p><p>Sampha has remixed the “Minata Waraba” track of Oumou Sangaré’s latest album Mogoya. This version appears on a special remixed LP released in 2018.</p><p><a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/oumousangaré/" rel="tag">#OumouSangaré</a> <a href="/tags/remixed/" rel="tag">#Remixed</a></p>

<p>Bassekou Kouyate &amp; Ngoni Ba – Jama Ko</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/ngoni-ba-jama-ko-bassekou-kouyate-2013/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/ngoni-ba-jama-ko-bassekou-kouyate-2013/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/ngoni-ba-jam</span><span class="invisible">a-ko-bassekou-kouyate-2013/</span></a></p><p>After his celebrated debut album “Segu Blue” and the Grammy nominated follow up “I speak Fula,” hundreds of concerts all over the globe, performing as headliner in the AfroCubism project, Bassekou Kouyaté released “Jama Ko” in 2013, a cry for tolerance and peace. […]</p><p><a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/ngoni/" rel="tag">#Ngoni</a></p>

<p>Bassekou Kouyaté &amp; Ngoni Ba – Siran Fen</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/bassekou-kouyate-ngoni-ba-siran-fen/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/bassekou-kouyate-ngoni-ba-siran-fen/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/bassekou-kou</span><span class="invisible">yate-ngoni-ba-siran-fen/</span></a></p><p>Bassekou Kouyaté &amp; Ngoni Ba’s fourth album “Ba Power” (2015) is a striking, career defining record marked by mesmerizing songs, razor-sharp riffs and full-throttle emotions. Following two years of worldwide touring for the much heralded Jama Ko album, Bassekou’s band, Ngoni Ba, has turned up the volume and dynamics significantly [...]</p><p><a href="/tags/altrock/" rel="tag">#altRock</a> <a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/ngoni/" rel="tag">#Ngoni</a></p>

<p>Allez ! Sama Africa épisode 12, avant-dernier épisode du périple et du podcast, entre Sénégal et Mali ! Pour raconter l&#x27;ambiance football au stade de Dakar, la séparation avec ma Titine, mes 45 heures de train entre Dakar et Bamako, quelques escapades à Djenné ou Tambacounda et... l&#x27;arrivée d&#x27;une inconnue franco-danoise en provenance des États-Unis, il fallait bien un épisode taille XXL !<br><a href="https://podcast.cy-real.com/@samaafrica/episodes/episode-12-de-nouveaux-soleils" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="podcast.cy-real.com/@samaafrica/episodes/episode-12-de-nouveaux-soleils"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">podcast.cy-real.com/@samaafric</span><span class="invisible">a/episodes/episode-12-de-nouveaux-soleils</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#podcast</a> <a href="/tags/samaafrica/" rel="tag">#SamaAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/senegal/" rel="tag">#Senegal</a> <a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/dakarbamako/" rel="tag">#DakarBamako</a></p>

<p>Super11 – raw Desert Blues</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/super-onze-raw-desert-blues/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/super-onze-raw-desert-blues/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/super-onze-r</span><span class="invisible">aw-desert-blues/</span></a></p><p>If you like pure raw desert blues, this video is for you, as it’s a perfect origin for so many contemporary artists from the Sahel region.</p><p>“Super Onze are the real roots of desert blues – Mali’s equivalent of Congotronics. This is how it all sounded before the electric guitar came in to the equation: […]</p><p><a href="/tags/desertblues/" rel="tag">#DesertBlues</a> <a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/ngoni/" rel="tag">#Ngoni</a> <a href="/tags/niger/" rel="tag">#Niger</a> <a href="/tags/tuareg/" rel="tag">#Tuareg</a></p>

<p>Nfaly Diakité – Mogote Diabeye</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/nfaly-diakite-mogote-diabeye/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/nfaly-diakite-mogote-diabeye/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/nfaly-diakit</span><span class="invisible">e-mogote-diabeye/</span></a></p><p>“Hunter Folk Vol 1: Tribute to Toumani Koné” is the first solo album by Nfaly Diakité, recorded in Bamako in June 2020. On the album, Nfaly is the only singer, providing backing vocals and playing the donso ngoni and keregne. The album is a tribute to the storyteller and poet Toumani Koné, the greatest donso […]</p><p><a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/ngoni/" rel="tag">#Ngoni</a></p>

<p>Salif Keita – Samfi</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/salif-keita-samfi/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/salif-keita-samfi/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/salif-keita-</span><span class="invisible">samfi/</span></a></p><p>Talé est un album de Salif Keïta sorti le 12 novembre 2012. Le titre Samfi (ou Samfy) est très électro et contient un sample de B-52, Planet Claire.</p><p><a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/salifkeita/" rel="tag">#SalifKeita</a> <a href="/tags/electro/" rel="tag">#Electro</a></p>

<p>Anansy Cissé – Aïgouna</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/anansy-cisse-mali-desert-blues/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/anansy-cisse-mali-desert-blues/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/anansy-cisse</span><span class="invisible">-mali-desert-blues/</span></a></p><p>Anansy Cissé re-works the West African Desert Blues genre with a new, agitated attitude and souped-up guitar distortions.</p><p>Featuring the soku fiddle playing of Zoumana Tereta and accompanied by n’goni, bass and calabash, Cissé’s sound harnesses musical traditions and spits it out anew, taking us into “Mali Overdrive” (2014).<br>[…]</p><p><a href="/tags/desertblues/" rel="tag">#DesertBlues</a> <a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/ngoni/" rel="tag">#Ngoni</a></p>

<p>Anansy Cissé – Foussa Foussa</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/anansy-cisse-foussa-foussa/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/anansy-cisse-foussa-foussa/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/anansy-cisse</span><span class="invisible">-foussa-foussa/</span></a></p><p>Four years in the making, Anoura (The Light) sees the return of Anansy Cissé in 2021. Drawing inspiration from the tumultuous upheaval in his homeland, Anansy offers a positive message in these songs of love, respect and hope for better times ahead.</p><p>Remarkably Anansy Cissé began working on this, his […]</p><p><a href="/tags/desertblues/" rel="tag">#DesertBlues</a> <a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/rock/" rel="tag">#Rock</a></p>

<p>Ambassadeur International – N’Toman</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/ambassadeur-international-ntoman/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/ambassadeur-international-ntoman/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/ambassadeur-</span><span class="invisible">international-ntoman/</span></a></p><p>Ambassadeur International, ex Ambassadeurs du Motel de Bamako. From the album Mandjou (1978) with the young Salif Keita and his fantastic voice. With Kante Manfila, Cissoko Moussa, Ousmane Kouyate and Sekou Diabate.  </p><p><a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a> <a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/salifkeita/" rel="tag">#SalifKeita</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#TV</a></p>

<p>Salif Keita – Nou Pas Bouger revisité</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/salif-keita-nous-pas-bouger-revisite/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/salif-keita-nous-pas-bouger-revisite/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/salif-keita-</span><span class="invisible">nous-pas-bouger-revisite/</span></a></p><p>2 versions du célèbre titre de Salif Keita, une chanson qui traite de l’immigration. “Nous pas bouger revisité” par des groupes de Rap.</p><p>Ce titre est repris en 2006 avec son compatriote et maître du N’goni, Moriba Koïta et le groupe afro-rap sénégalais Daara J.</p><p><a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/ngoni/" rel="tag">#Ngoni</a> <a href="/tags/remixed/" rel="tag">#Remixed</a> <a href="/tags/salifkeita/" rel="tag">#SalifKeita</a></p>

<p>Tamikrest – Awnafin</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/tamikrest-awnafin/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/tamikrest-awnafin/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/tamikrest-aw</span><span class="invisible">nafin/</span></a></p><p>An iconic Saharan Rock band, Tamikrest was formed in 2006 by Ousmane Ag Mossa, Cheikh Ag Tiglia, and Aghaly Ag Mohamedine in Tinzawaten, on the border between Algeria and Mali, inspired by the musical heritage of Tinariwen, and driven by the desire to amplify the oppressed voice of the Kel Tamasheq (Tuareg) people. It’s more Desert Rock, than Blues… […]</p><p><a href="/tags/algeria/" rel="tag">#Algeria</a> <a href="/tags/desertblues/" rel="tag">#DesertBlues</a> <a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/tuareg/" rel="tag">#Tuareg</a> <a href="/tags/global/" rel="tag">#Global</a></p>

<p>Super Biton de Ségou</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/super-biton-segou/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/super-biton-segou/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/super-biton-</span><span class="invisible">segou/</span></a></p><p>“Né de la fusion de plusieurs orchestres régionaux au milieu des années 60, le Super Biton de Ségou s’est fait connaître du grand public malien lors des Semaines de la Jeunesse, où il a raflé plusieurs prix de 1964 à 1968”.</p><p><a href="/tags/70smusic/" rel="tag">#70smusic</a> <a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/60smusic/" rel="tag">#60sMusic</a></p>