Malian maestro bassekou kouyate is a virtuoso picker and musical visionary whose work blurs the lines between west african and american roots music. Jama ko, an album by bassekou kouyate, ngoni ba on spotify. Jama ko, cest pour tout le monde, says bassekou kouyate, griot and celebrated ngoni player, explaining the title of his third album, there are over 90% muslims in mali, but our form of islam here has. In an interview with the guardian, bassekou kouyate remarks i was very affected by the coup. It was recorded with an entirely new lineup including bassekous two sons madou and moustafa kouyate, ngoni ace abou sissoko and a number of other young talented musicians from bamako. Jama ko masalo blueprint version by bassekou kouyate on. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from bassekou kouyate at the discogs marketplace. The guardian the album is a beautifully realised work of traditional and mostly melancholic acoustic music. He is descended from a long line of griots on both sides. Bassekou kouyate is a virtuoso of the ngoni west african lute, approximating the larger kora west african harp in sound but with a tougher, more percussive edge. Thats malian maestro bassekou kouyate with a headsup well worth heeding. The song featured in the video, jama ko, will be available on itunes. The jamming was the best part, as the two got into their own, and into one anothers groove.
He has collaborated with many important traditional musicians of his country as well as international such as carlos santana, u2 among many many others. I speak fula its an impressive affair, joyous and stately, and the very essence of modern african music, says neil spencer published. The recording of jama ko took place in malis capital bamako. Heavily electrified, for the first time the album placed the ngoni centre stage as a lead rather. Additional arrangement on wagadou and jama ko dominic mocky salole. The album was produced by howard bilerman arcade fire, godspeed you. Jama ko meaning a big gathering of people is the followup to i speak fula, his excellent and grammynominated album for sub pop in 2009, and its. Bassekou kouyate is the leading proponent of the malian ngoni, a lutelike instrument found throughout west africa. He was born in garana, baroueli cercle, 60 kilometres from segou, in 1966. Jama ko, cest pour tout le monde, says bassekou kouyate, griot and celebrated ngoni player, explaining the title of his third album, there are over 90% muslims in mali, but our form of islam here has nothing to do with a radical form of sharia. Jama ko out here records bassekous third album, recorded at the beginning of the coup which now threatens to shut mali. Jama ko alternative versions by bassekou kouyate on mp3. The continent is getting more exposure than ever before, new acts are emerging with pleasing regularity and each year sees established names return on what seems to be a constantly revolving basis.
Having collaborated with a number of western musicians, including u2 and carlos santana, kouyate is one of the worlds most visible african artists. It became political in the afternoon of the first day in the studio as the military overthrew the president amadou toumani toure a great supporter of. The continent is getting more exposure than ever before, new acts are emerging with pleasing regularity and each year sees established names return. In 20 bassekou kouyate returned with his album jama ko outhere records. Bassekou kouyate has established himself as one of malis most popular artists, both in the recording studio and on the live. Dec 27, 2007 bassekou kouyate on world cafe xpn october 26, 2010 the father of the modern day ngoni has brought the instrument and its history to the forefront of malis musical culture. The debut, the lovely segu blue outhere, 2007, was unadorned roots music.
We had a really good democracy going on at the time and. Bassekou kouyate and ngoni ba i speak fula sub pop mega mart. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Jama ko is, for twelve of its thirteen songs, political in the best way, using a deeply focused aesthetic both to engage with and as a momentary escape from the social environment which produced it. Jama ko alternative versions bassekou kouyate clima records. Bassekou kouyate beim videodreh zu jama ko in 3sat kulturzeit. In 20 bassekou kouyate returned with his new album jama ko.
Ive been seeing all, ive been seeing your soul give me things that ive wanted to know t. Sinaly, ne me fatigue pas, segu jajiri and poye 2 were mixed by michael heilrath at bereich 03 munich, germany. Jama ko is the third studio album from malian musician bassekou kouyate and his band ngoni. The whole concert was very laid back with a lot of jamming between the two stars, especially during the mali blues section. Bassekou kouyate was in concert with habib koite at the toronto centre for the arts, in the george weston recital hall. Segu blue is the first of thus far three albums from the family kouyate brothers, nephew, and wife of lead and soprano ngoni lute player bassekou.
Join facebook to connect with bassekou kouyate and others you may know. After his last two celebrated albums jama ko and bapower that went more in a rock direction, bassekou kouyate and his band nogni ba now return with the more subtle and rootsy album. The good news is that despite the absence of the distortion and effects pedals heard on kouyate s last two albums. Jama ko is the third studio album from malian musician bassekou kouyate and his band ngoni ba. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. Amsterdams masalo takes on bassekou kouyate s jama ko, a song about unity and respect, written in mali when the country was on the brink of war. Jama ko, cest pour tout le monde, says bassekou kouyate, the celebrated ngoni player, explaining the title of his third album, there are over 90% muslims in mali, but our form of islam here has nothing to do with a radical form of sharia. Bassekou kouyate and ngoni ba multicultural arts victoria. A virtuoso picker and musical visionary whose work blurs the lines between west african and american roots music, bassekou has jammed with bonnie raitt and bono, won praise from eric clapton.
Bassekou kouyate ngoni amy sacko solovy zpev, doprovodny zpev abou. Following two years of worldwide touring for the much heralded jama ko album, bassekous band, ngoni ba, has turned up the volume and dynamics significantly and bassekous masterful ngoni playing has achieved a new level of intensity that can only be called. African, mali, mandingue, griot, world web bassekou. The album was recorded during the coup detat in march 2012 and is bassekou. Ft weekend financial times the worlds finest ngoni band, bassekou kouyate and ngoni ba, return with miri, an engagingly laidback set. The recording of jama ko took place in march 2012 in malis capital bamako. There are four different ngonis in bassekou kouyates band, and two of them are now played by his sons moustafa and mamadou, while his wife, amy. Bassekou kouyate born 1966 is a musician from mali. Infos zum musikalischen programm finden sie unter weitere informationen. He was born in a rural village on the bank of the niger river, close to the city. World, african, mali, mandingue, peul bassekou kouyate. By the time he made this record he was already 40 but had established himself as a force in malian music on the ngoni. Taj mahal describes him as a genius, a living proof that the blues comes from the region of segu.
The third release for bassekou kouyate introduces a new group of ngoni players and. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Bassekou kouyate is one of the true masters of the ngoni, an ancient traditional lute found throughout west africa. Unlike the kora whose history goes back only a few hundred years, the ngoni has been the main instrument in griot storytelling going back to the th century during the days of. Bassekou kouyate was born in garana, a small and multiethnic village 60 km from segou located at the banks of the niger river. Jun 12, 2017 amsterdams masalo takes on bassekou kouyates jama ko, a song about unity and respect, written in mali when the country was on the brink of war. It was recorded with an entirely new lineup including bassekou s two sons madou and moustafa kouyate and ngoni ace abou sissoko. Ive been seeing all, ive been seeing your soul give me things that ive wanted to know tell me things that youve done. Bassekou kouyate in munich, during rehearsals and recording sessions for the upcoming album jama ko 20. The album was recorded during the coup detat in march 2012 and is bassekou s statement tot he ongoing crisis in mali. The album was produced by field musicologist lucy duran of the bbc, an institution which also deemed it as best world music release. On this third, kouyate harnesses the ersatz power of rock technology to the real power generated by the anger he felt at the military coup that took place in bamako on the day recording began.
Beatport is the worlds largest electronic music store for djs. I speak fula bonus track version 2009 segu blue 2005 ba power 2015 ngoni fola ep segu blue bonus tracks 2010 miri 2019 jama ko single 2012 you may also like see all. Jan 18, 2018 malian legend bassekou kouyate and his band ngoni ba are one of the most exciting acts in african music today, and top shelf productions is pleased to announce their return to australia in 2018 with appearances their first victorian headline shows at howler in melbourne in association with multicultural arts victoria on thursday 18 january with support from the senegambian jazz band. Bassekou kouyate is celebrating the release of his album jama ko with the launch of his brandnew video jama ko. Jama ko is a call for unity, peace and tolerance in a time of crisis. Miri is an album about love, friendship, family and true values in times of crisis. Jama ko, an album by bassekou kouyate on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. In the mid eighties bassekou started playing the traditional sumu circuit, which soon put him in touch with another extraordinary musician such as the kora player toumani diabate. Bassekous instrument, the ngoni, is a spike lute and an ancestor of the banjo, sharing its tautskinned drum body, percussive attack, and varied picking techniques. Po dvouletem celosvetovem turne s predchozim albem jama ko, bassekova. Bassekou kouyate is one of malis bestknown ngoni players.
It was released in april 20 by out here records the first single jama ko. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. Grammy award nominated bassekou kouyate is the ambassador of the ngoni. There are four different ngonis in bassekou kouyates band, and two of them are now played by his sons moustafa and mamadou, while his.
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