Djelimady Tounkara is a Malian musician and one of the foremost guitarists … Read Full Bio ↴Djelimady Tounkara is a Malian musician and one of the foremost guitarists in Africa.
Born in the culturally rich town of Kita, east of the Malian capital, Bamako, Djelimady grew up surrounded with traditional music played by members of his family. The Tounkaras are Griots, musicians and historians by birth. Djelimady played djembe drum and xalam, a banjo-like lute, as a boy. When he moved to Mali's capital, Bamako, during the 1960s, he had actually planned to work as a tailor. But music proved a stronger calling. He started playing guitar in a large, government-sponsored neighborhood band, Orchestre Misira. Voted the best guitarist in the band, Djelimady was selected to join the Orchestre National as rhythm guitarist, a great honor for the young player.
All his adult life, Djelimady has worked to transform his ancestral traditions into dance pop. But at the same time, he has continued to work in more traditional contexts, backing the great griot singers of Mali on records, in concerts and at the day-long wedding and baptism celebrations that are the modern griot's life blood. In recent years, Djelimady has performed in an acoustic trio called Bajourou, accompanied by another masterful griot guitarist, Bouba Sacko, and by singer Lafia Diabate, a veteran of the Rail Band.
Recently he has won the BBC 3 music award in [1] World Music - "Africa" category for his album titled Sigui.
Born in the culturally rich town of Kita, east of the Malian capital, Bamako, Djelimady grew up surrounded with traditional music played by members of his family. The Tounkaras are Griots, musicians and historians by birth. Djelimady played djembe drum and xalam, a banjo-like lute, as a boy. When he moved to Mali's capital, Bamako, during the 1960s, he had actually planned to work as a tailor. But music proved a stronger calling. He started playing guitar in a large, government-sponsored neighborhood band, Orchestre Misira. Voted the best guitarist in the band, Djelimady was selected to join the Orchestre National as rhythm guitarist, a great honor for the young player.
All his adult life, Djelimady has worked to transform his ancestral traditions into dance pop. But at the same time, he has continued to work in more traditional contexts, backing the great griot singers of Mali on records, in concerts and at the day-long wedding and baptism celebrations that are the modern griot's life blood. In recent years, Djelimady has performed in an acoustic trio called Bajourou, accompanied by another masterful griot guitarist, Bouba Sacko, and by singer Lafia Diabate, a veteran of the Rail Band.
Recently he has won the BBC 3 music award in [1] World Music - "Africa" category for his album titled Sigui.
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@jy9783
This is so deep, so sincere and transcending. Hard to appreciate its beauty.
@buramed497
This song is has so many layers of greatness. Amazing voices
@katiareverdy686
Dans votre musique
Il y a tout . La joie ' la peine
du coeur et une belle Âme
Merci katia
@katiareverdy686
Merci pour la sélection
@nirelmar
Beautiful song. There is something special about it.
@tenererachid
I will carry this beautiful song with me as long as i am alive :)))
@tenererachid
This is the song, that i will carry for the rest of my life :))) mon Salutation de la Suisse :))))))
@micheleburing522
Spectacular! Absolutely love this! 🌟🙏
@Machovelli
Wonderful, I would like to play it on my acoustic guitar. I will, henceforth ,lock myself up in my attic and practice relentlessly for the coming 40 years ! ( Still wouldn't be as good as this master but setting long term goals is important in life😂)
@musimsemi6532
Absolument magnifique...