From the liner notes for Putumayo Records' Mali: "Raised in a family of farmers, Diakité started humming to herself in secret when she was about 12, accompanying herself on a dried gourd used as percussion. Her trademark music style is wassoulou, named after the remote region in southern Mali where it originates. Her aunt, Djénéba Diakité, is a well-known performer and she encouraged her niece, inviting her to sing backup vocals on one of her cassettes. It was the beginning of a musical career, even though the young girl's family disapproved of the idea. " As … read more
From the liner notes for Putumayo Records' Mali: "Raised in a family of farmers, Diakité started humming to herself in secret when she was about 12, accompanying herself on a dried gourd used as percussion. Her trademark music style is wassoulou, named after the remote region in so… read more
From the liner notes for Putumayo Records' Mali: "Raised in a family of farmers, Diakité started humming to herself in secret when she was about 12, accompanying herself on a dried gourd used as percussion. Her trademark music style is wassoulou, named after the remote region in southern Mali where it originates. Her aunt, Djénéba Diakité, is a well-k… read more