Video Clips : wassoulou

Oumou Sangaré - Kayini Wura - Welcome everyone, the evening has begun!

Fada Poullo - Kèwalé - Music from Mali, West Africa

Oumou Sangaré - Mogo Te Diya Bee Ye (You Can't Please Everyone) Music from Mali, West Africa

Oumou Sangaré - Ko Sira music of Mali, West Africa Nabintou Diakité

Oumou Sangaré - Ayé Wili Music of Mali, West Africa sometimes spelled A Yé Wili or A Ye Wili Wassoulou Music

Native de la région de Kita (petite ville réputée pour ses griots et proche de la frontière guinéenne), Madame Bako Dagnon est un pur produit des fameuses "biennales de la jeunesse" de Bamako, qui dans les années 1970 ont tant contribué à la dynamisation des traditions culturelles de son pays. Elle a appartenu pendant dix ans (comme la plupart des grands artistes de sa génération) à l'Ensemble instrumental du Mali, où chacun était tenu par principe de maîtriser le répertoire musical des vingt-sept peuples qui composent cet état. Cette expérience est très sensible dans sa musique, qui comporte des emprunts fréquents quoique sporadiques à des styles aussi divers que ceux des Bambara, des Songhaï ou des Peul du Wassoulou.

AFRICA FROM A-Z: MALI

AFRICA FROM A-Z: MALI

Nabinou Diakite - Donso

Présentation de Seydou Keïta, djembéfola à Bamako (Mali). Contact : diyafrika@yahoo.fr

Oumou Sangare - Saa Magni (Death Is Terrible) ... a very sad song ... une bien triste chanson LYRICS: Saa Magni --------- O death; O death Death is so harsh Death is so cruel Death who struck down Amadou Ba Guindo But spares no creature Nothing can stop it Not even fame Or having many children Great riches and many friends Amadou is gone And when I go to Douentza I will not see him again He will never be seen again in Bamako In Douentza Tenin Ongoïna cries for you Whilst in Bamako Amadou cries for you As Adja' cries for you Your widow Fanta cries for her missing husband For Guindo has disappeared, struck down by treacherous death In Bamako your old friend Alou Tracré misses you How bitter is death, how bitter separation It is hard to break the links (of friendship) How hard it is to be separated from one's people, Guindo But death spares no one The Grim Reaper of hope did not spare Amadou Guindo If it did not spare the Prophet Mohammed Just as it struck down Amadou Chérif Leaving his father Bouba in pain May his soul rest in peace How harsh is separation, how harsh death And merciless death strikes without distinction Villainous death crouches at a bend in the path, lying in wait for us May God preserve us from it But death spares no one It strikes in the prime of life Perfidious death crouches at a bend in the path O death; O death You did not spare Guindo No creature can escape you O death; O death, how you are cruel

I had never heard of Mamou until now but after hearing this album I'll be keeping an eye out for any more of her releases. The album is pure Wassoulou but what makes it stand out from the rest is the way the musicians, especially all the percussionists, creep up and overtake the singers. There is also some smashing guitar playing which sails over and around the more traditional sounds of the balafon and n'goni. A very beautiful album in every department and an absolute must for anyone who likes the Wassoulou sound. PERFECTION

Oumou Sangaré - Ne Bi Fe (I love you)

Nabintou Diakite - Cherif

Nabintou Diakite - Dogoni

coumba sidibe in 90's

Clip from a concert by Oumou Sangaré recorded for Malian television. The year is probably 1988. More info on http://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/

Nabintou Diakité - N' Nalena Bambara: N' Nalena English : My Mom Francais: Ma Mamana (Mere)

Oumou Sangaré - Denko (Having Children) - This song is about how a woman who hasn't had children yet thinks about it all the time. This is the way Oumou herself felt before she gave birth to her son.

Nabintou Diakité sings "An Dia" From the CD "Ma Oulemi" Samassa Records NYC, USA music of Mali, West Africa

abdoulaye sarre

sali sidibe

Ramata Diakité est née au sud du Mali dans la région du Wassoulou. Dans sa famille personne ne chante, et l'on n'envisage pas que quiconque puisse se lancer dans la chan...

Tube extrait de son 2e album

Vidéo trés instructive sur la conception artisanale du Balafon de Wassoulou Percussions qui est une marque d'instruments de musique spécialisée dans la fabrication des percussions d'Afrique de l'o...

Les musiques wassoulou, font cette année les plus belles transes de l’Olympic. Avec Fatoumata Diawara et Amii D.(chant), Abdoulaye Traoré (guitare), ,et leur rythmique hypnotique, vous allez droit au ...