Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba

Bassekou Kouyate (born in 1966 in Garana) is a musician from Mali. His band is known as Ngoni ba. He was born in Garana, Baroueli Cercle, 60 kilometres from Segou in 1966. At the age of 12, he started playing the Ngoni. In the late 80's he moved to the capital Bamako.

Kouyate's album Segu Blue was released internationally in 2007 by Out Here Records and distributed in the U.K. by Proper Music Distribution. The album was produced by Lucy Duran. He has also appeared on a number of albums by Toumani Diabate and has performed in several European countries. Kouyate is currently on tour with Bela Fleck.

Kouyate's wife, Ami Sacko, is also a musician and performs in his band. His father Mustapha Kouyate was a ngoni player and his mother Yagare Damba was a praise singer.

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