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Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba

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Bassekou Kouyate and his band Ngoni Ba made one of the best received African albums of 2009. "I Speak Fula", released in September followed the hugely successful 2007 Segu Blue album. Through his music, Bassekou and...

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Bassekou Kouyate annd Ngoni Ba live at the Rio Theatre Santa Cruz CA 03-19-2010 - A small video collage of short clips from throughout the show. Bassekou Kouyate is like the Jimi Hendrix of Ngoni; he is incredibly...

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Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba Biography

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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Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba Discography

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  • Segu Blue - (Out | Here Rec/DE)

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