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Salif Keita quit too much to pursue his dreams of a profession in music. Delivered to royal lineage, with ancestral root base heading back to Soundjata Keita, the creator from the Malian Empire in 1240, Keita was disowned by his dad after announcing his programs to try out music. Keita’s …

Acclaimed for both his preservation and modernization from the musical traditions of Western Africa’s Mandinka culture, Mory Kanté was created in Kissidougou, Guinea in 1951; the merchandise of a family group of griots (music artists who serve not only as entertainers but additionally as tribal historians), at age group seven …

The lead guitarist for the Rail Band from 1971 to 1979 and 1984 on, Djali Madi Tounkara played a significant role within the evolution of West African music. Known for his exclusive acoustic guitar tunings, Tounkara offers continued to impact the music of his homeland. Tounkara’s efforts to entice global …

The Super Rail Music group, or the Super Rail Music group from the Buffet Resort de la Gare, Bamako, to provide them their name, may be Mali’s best-kept secret. Loved by globe music cognoscenti, they’ve hardly ever found an over-all audience, credited in large component to having just a few, …