Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba
Taj Mahal describes him as a genius, a living proof that the blues comes from the region of Segu. Bassekou Kouyate is one of Mali's best-known Ngoni players. He has collaborated with many important traditional musicians of his country as well as international such as Carlos Santana, U2 among many many others. Most recently he is featured on Ali Farkas posthumous album 'Savane' and toured with him leaving a lasting impression on the audience as the bands solo ngoni player. Read Full BioTaj Mahal describes him as a genius, a living proof that the blues comes from the region of Segu. Bassekou Kouyate is one of Mali's best-known Ngoni players. He has collaborated with many important traditional musicians of his country as well as international such as Carlos Santana, U2 among many many others. Most recently he is featured on Ali Farkas posthumous album 'Savane' and toured with him leaving a lasting impression on the audience as the bands solo ngoni player. Bassekou was born in a village called Garana about 60 kms from Segu, in the remote countryside on the banks of the Niger river. He was raised in a traditional musical environment, his mother a praise singer and his father and brothers exceptional ngoni players. He moved to Bamako when he was 19 years old where he met the young Toumani Diabate. By the late 1980s Bassekou was part of Toumanis trio and they recorded their first albums together, Songhai and Djelika. Bassekou married the singer Ami Sacko (so-called the Tina Turner of Mali) and they are much solicited for the traditional Sunday wedding parties that happen in the streets of Bamako. After collaborating a lot with others both nationally and internationally Bassekou now finally has put together his own band: Ngoni ba; the big ngoni: Mali's first ngoni quartet. In July he recorded his debut album Segu Blue for the Munich based company out | here rec. http://outhere.de/
http://www.myspace.com/bassekoukouyate. His second album "I Speak Fula," came out on February 2nd, 2010 on Sub Pop imprint label Next Ambiance.
http://www.myspace.com/bassekoukouyate. His second album "I Speak Fula," came out on February 2nd, 2010 on Sub Pop imprint label Next Ambiance.
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Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba Lyrics
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Jama ko I've been seeing all, I've been seeing your soul Give me…
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Salvador Avila
Great musicians, the effects used on that traditional instrument enriched the sound, awesome percussionists, and that voice......this session just made my week...
rei dv
I love their use of (presumably mali traditional) microtonal scales, check out that interval at 24:55. This band is great in so many ways
Wonder Bread
I love how much fun they're having jamming away and creating such gorgeous melodies
donkeyshot
roy_for_real exactly. there’s like three kouyatés, they’re from an old maliness line of griot performers. for all we know, these “jams” might be made up of renditions of century-old songs. but you’re right, the melodies are gorgeous!
roy_for_real
and they're not even jamming I think
Nick
Amazing Malian shredders. I saw them a couple years back and it turned into a huge dance party in front of the stage. It was mostly people from Mali, turns out Bassekou's family have been royal musicians for generations. Oh yea and he can shred guitar like Hendrix and has a son who isn't too far behind.
Davi T
Outstanding solos! I don't know the instruments they are playing, but they are brilliant at playing them!
maltpunk
It's August and "Ba Power" is still at the top of my personal Album-of-the-year-list of 2015. Absolutely gorgeous!
Nicholas Pearson
I heard them live three years ago at the Lowell Folk Festival. They were absolutely amazing and mesmerizing. Incredible the sounds they get from those folk instruments.
Paul Ferguson
Wonderfully refreshing and talented!