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Sona Diabaté
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Sona Diabaté was born in Tiro, Guinea in 1959. Her father, the famous singer Hadj Djeli Fodé Diabaté, passed on their family's music l… read moreSona Diabaté was born in Tiro, Guinea in 1959. Her father, the famous singer Hadj Djeli Fodé Diabaté, passed on their family's music legacy by teaching Sona to sing and to play the balafon. After attending school for several years, … read moreSona Diabaté was born in Tiro, Guinea in 1959. Her father, the famous singer Hadj Djeli Fodé Diabaté, passed on their family's music legacy by teaching Sona to sing and to play the balafon. After attending school for several years, Sona began her career as a griot singer. Her music training … read more -
Argile, feat. Sona Diabate
2,428 listeners
Sona Diabaté was born in Tiro, Guinea in 1959. Her father, the famous singer Hadj Djeli Fodé Diabaté, passed on their family's music l… read moreSona Diabaté was born in Tiro, Guinea in 1959. Her father, the famous singer Hadj Djeli Fodé Diabaté, passed on their family's music legacy by teaching Sona to sing and to play the balafon. After attending school for several years, … read moreSona Diabaté was born in Tiro, Guinea in 1959. Her father, the famous singer Hadj Djeli Fodé Diabaté, passed on their family's music legacy by teaching Sona to sing and to play the balafon. After attending school for several years, Sona began her career as a griot singer. Her music training … read more -
Camayenne Sofa
7,104 listeners
Camayenne Sofa were a popular music group in Guinea, West Africa in the 1970s, recording on the national Syliphone label. View wikiCamayenne Sofa were a popular music group in Guinea, West Africa in the 1970s, recording on the national Syliphone label. View wikiCamayenne Sofa were a popular music group in Guinea, West Africa in the 1970s, recording on the national Syliphone label. View wiki -
Sekouba Bambino
8,790 listeners
Sekouba "Bambino" Diabate was born in a village 25 km from Siguri in the West African country Guinea, near the Malian border. Bot… read moreSekouba "Bambino" Diabate was born in a village 25 km from Siguri in the West African country Guinea, near the Malian border. Both his parents were griots, or "djeli", which is the word for blood in Mandinka. Sekouba … read moreSekouba "Bambino" Diabate was born in a village 25 km from Siguri in the West African country Guinea, near the Malian border. Both his parents were griots, or "djeli", which is the word for blood in Mandinka. Sekouba Diabate's mother Marlama Samoura died young, Sekouba wa… read more -
Rail Band
20,969 listeners
The Rail Band or Rail Band is one of the most popular musical groups in the history of Malian music; the band was later known as Super Rai… read moreThe Rail Band or Rail Band is one of the most popular musical groups in the history of Malian music; the band was later known as Super Rail Band, Bamako Rail Band or, most comprehensively and formally, Super Rail Band of the Buffet Hote… read moreThe Rail Band or Rail Band is one of the most popular musical groups in the history of Malian music; the band was later known as Super Rail Band, Bamako Rail Band or, most comprehensively and formally, Super Rail Band of the Buffet Hotel de la Gare, Bamako. It was founded in 1970, sponsored by t… read more -
Amadou Sodia
1,082 listeners
Sodia is from Guinea; he sings and plays the bolon, a four-stringed harp-like instrument. His songs are fusions of traditional and Western… read moreSodia is from Guinea; he sings and plays the bolon, a four-stringed harp-like instrument. His songs are fusions of traditional and Western song structures and instruments. View wikiSodia is from Guinea; he sings and plays the bolon, a four-stringed harp-like instrument. His songs are fusions of traditional and Western song structures and instruments. View wiki -
Fatala
4,089 listeners
Traditional drum and dance troupe formed in 1981 by master percussionist Yacouba Camara. Camara left Guinea in the '60s, traveling thr… read moreTraditional drum and dance troupe formed in 1981 by master percussionist Yacouba Camara. Camara left Guinea in the '60s, traveling through West Africa and Europe and living in Paris and Holland. After making a name for himself, he r… read moreTraditional drum and dance troupe formed in 1981 by master percussionist Yacouba Camara. Camara left Guinea in the '60s, traveling through West Africa and Europe and living in Paris and Holland. After making a name for himself, he returned to Guinea and recruited musicians and dancers for th… read more -
Etoile de Dakar
21,580 listeners
Etoile De Dakar was a pop/rock/dance band active in Senegal from the late-1970s to the mid-1980s, led by vocalists Youssou N'Dour and … read moreEtoile De Dakar was a pop/rock/dance band active in Senegal from the late-1970s to the mid-1980s, led by vocalists Youssou N'Dour and El Hadji Faye. The group's sound was heavily influenced by Afro-Cuban rumba and combined trad… read moreEtoile De Dakar was a pop/rock/dance band active in Senegal from the late-1970s to the mid-1980s, led by vocalists Youssou N'Dour and El Hadji Faye. The group's sound was heavily influenced by Afro-Cuban rumba and combined traditional Senegalese Wolof music with western sounds in a vibr… read more -
Argile feat. Aicha Kouyate
566 listeners
Originally organized by German flute player Dieter Weberpals and Malian n'goni and djembe player Barry Sangare for a single German tou… read moreOriginally organized by German flute player Dieter Weberpals and Malian n'goni and djembe player Barry Sangare for a single German tour in 1988, the intercultural performances were so successful that further tours soon followed. The… read moreOriginally organized by German flute player Dieter Weberpals and Malian n'goni and djembe player Barry Sangare for a single German tour in 1988, the intercultural performances were so successful that further tours soon followed. Their first CD, Koko, was published in 1991, followed by invita… read more