Habib Koité & Bamada - Muso Ko (Malí, 1995)

Habib Koité & Bamada - Muso Ko (Malí, 1995)

Koité tiene su propio estilo. Adaptó y adoptó los acordes del kamala n´goni tradicional (arpa juvenil) a su guitarra eléctrica mientras se adentraba en las ricas tradiciones de Mali, fusionando los sonidos del tama y del bala con la música de las regiones Bambara. 

Habib Koité procede de una gran familia de griots malienses. Concretó sus estudios de música en el Instituto Nacional de las Artes (NIA), en Bamako. Después de su graduación, en 1982, continuó en la misma institución dando clases de guitarra. Esa relación con el NIA le facilitó a Koité la posibilidad de conocer y de trabajar con reconocidos músicos malienses como Keletigui Diabaté y Toumani Diabaté 

En 1988, Koité formó su propia banda, Bamada, con la cual recorrió todo su país. 

Tres años después obtuvo el primer premio del Voxpole Festival en Perpignan, el cual le permitió dar un gran impulso a su carrera. 

La grabación de "Cigarrette a Bana", una canción antitabaco, se convirtió en un éxito en toda África Occidental. 

Después de la edición de su segundo single "Nanale", se le otorgó en 1993 el Premio Descubrimiento al músico revelación otorgado por Radio France Internacional. 

Su álbum "Muso ko" trepó rápidamente a la cima de los principales charts europeos de world music.

Habib Koité & Bamada - Muso Ko (Malí, 1999)

Habib Koité & Bamada - Afriki (Malí, 2007)

Habib Koité & Bamada - Afriki (Malí, 2007)

Afriki is the fourth studio album by Habib Koité & Bamada, published by Cumbancha 

1 Namania
2 N'tesse
3 Africa
4 Fimani
5 N'ba
6 Mali Ba
7 Barra
8 N'Teri
9 Nta Dima
10 Massakè
11 Titati

Alto Saxophone – Jan Jacobs (tracks: 8)

Arranged By [String] – Renaud Lhoest (tracks: 8)

Backing Vocals – Djeneba Dansoko, Hatoumata Bintou Kouyaté, Jean-Richard Codja, Nba Kouyaté, Oumou Damba

Bass, Xalam [Kamale Ngoni], Backing Vocals – Abdoul Wahab Berthé*

Berimbau [Djouroukélé] – Yoro Cissé*

Cello – Fabienne Dries (tracks: 8)

Co-producer [Associate] – Jacob Edgar

Congas – Sekouba Camara, Steve Ferraris (tracks: 3)

Design [Graphic] – Tim O'Malley (2)

Djembe – Madou Sanogo

Drums [Drum Kit], Shekere [Calabash], Backing Vocals – Souleyman Ann*

Engineer – Fabien Pochet

Engineer [Additional Recording] – Lane Gibson

Executive Producer – Geneviève Bruyndonckx, Michel De Bock

Guitar, Backing Vocals, Harmonica – Boubacar Sidibé*

Mastered By – Fabien Pochet

Music By, Lyrics By – Habib Koité

Percussion [Traditional], Horns, Vocals – Lamissa Traoré (tracks: 9), Troupe De Benkadi De Koutiala (tracks: 9)

Photography By – Dirk Leunis

Photography By [Additional] – Thomas Dorn, Youri Lenquette

Saxophone, Arranged By [Horn] – Pee Wee Ellis (tracks: 3)

Talking Drum, Djembe [Doum Doum], Percussion [Caragnan] – Mahamadou Koné*

Trombone – Neil Sidwell (tracks: 3)

Trumpet – Matthew Holland* (tracks: 3)

Udu [Hudu] – Dobet Gnahoré (tracks: 6)

Violin – Françoise Derissen (tracks: 2, 8)

Violin [Sokou] – Hassey Sarré*

Voice, Guitar – Habib Koité

Xalam [Kamalé Ngoni] – Bènogo Diakité* (tracks: 2)

Xalam [N'goni] – Barou Kouyaté

Xalam [N'goniba] – Andra Kouyaté

Xylophone [Balafon], Violin – Kélétigui Diabaté

Recorded at Studio Yeelen (Bamako, Mali), Studio Contre-Jour (Belgium) 

Additional recording at Charles Eller Studios, Charlotte, Vermont, USA 

Horn parts recorded at Livingston Studios, London, UK 

Mastered at Studio Soundquest (Belgium) 

2007 Cumbancha LLC & Contre-Jour, Belgium

Habib Koité & Bamada - Afriki (Malí, 2007)

Habíb Koité & Bamada - Baro (Malí, 2001)

Habíb Koité & Bamada -  Baro (Malí, 2001)

 

Putumayo Records Presents:
Habib Koite - Baro 2001
Malian guitarist Habib Koite and his band Bamada create lyrical and compelling contemporary music rooted in the traditions of their native land. 


Since the release of his last recording Ma Ya in 1998, Koite has grown from being one of Africa's best kept secrets to become an international star and one of the leading figures in contemporary world music. Baro is a deeply moving album that takes the music of Mali in new and exciting directions.
Koite has been praised in hundreds of newspapers and magazines, including People, Rolling Stone and The New York Times. He has been featured on major national radio and television programs such NPR's "All Things Considered," PRI's "The World," and "CNN WorldBeat." Koite became one of the few African artists to break into mainstream pop radio with his popular single "Wassiye." Among his expanding legions of devoted fans are Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt.
Baro continues where Ma Ya left off, with a set of haunting melodies and virtuoso guitar playing. Habib is backed by Keletigui Diabate, Mali's undisputed king of the balafon (a West African wooden-keyed xylophone), who recorded with Lionel Hampton in the 1960s. With the support of the rest of the talented members of Bamada, Koite swings from the Cuban-influenced grooves of "Batoumanbe" to the ethereal and entrancing "Sinamaw." The acoustic, unadorned arrangements reflect centuries of Malian tradition, while incorporating subtle Western influences to create songs that appeal to people from all walks of life. Baro even includes a new, Latin-style version of Koite's first hit "Cigarette A Bana," the track that made him a star in West Africa and earned him the prestigious Radio France International Discoveries Prize in 1992.
Baro promises to propel Koite to even greater heights. Stunningly beautiful and lyrical, rooted in tradition yet broadly accessible, Baro is the next giant step in the career of an artist who is fast becoming an international luminary.

Batoumambe
Kanawa
Wari
Sin djen djen
Cigarette Abana
Woulaba
Baro
Sambara
Roma
Tere
Mali Sadio
Takamba
Sinama Denw 

Habíb Koité & Bamada - Baro (Malí, 2001)