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BASSEKOU KOUYATE & NGONI BA

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 Toumani’s 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. Now he has put together his own band: Ngoni ba; the big ngoni: Mali’s first ngoni quartett.

Segu Blue

‘Segu Blue’ introduces the ngoni player Bassekou Kouyate. Taj Mahal describes him as “a genius, a living proof that the blues comes from the region of Segu”. Bassekou has collaborated with many musicians in and outside of Mali. He played in the Symmetric trio with Toumani Diabate on kora and famous Keletigui Diabate on balafon. He was part of the Kulanjan project recorded with Taj Mahal. He is one of the key musicians on Ali Farka Toure’s posthumous album ‘Savane’ which was released july 2006. Most recently, he toured with Ali Farka Toure leaving a lasting impression on the audience as the band’s solo ngoni player.