Habib Koité : discography
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Album : Afriki Label : Cumbancha Year : 2007 |
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Album : Fôly ! Label : Contre-Jour Year : 2003 |
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Album : Baro Label : Harmonia Mundi Year : 2001 |
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Album : Ma ya Label : Virgin Year : 1998 Ref : CD 845 604 2 |
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Album : Muso Ko Label : Alula Records Ref : CD ALU-1016 |
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News about Habib Koité
Habib Koité & Bamada in Seattle August 2008
Malian guitarist and vocalist Habib Koité will be performing at The Pacific Jazz Institute at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley for four nights, August 14 – 17, 2008. Band members are Habib Koité (voice/guitar), Kélétigui Diabaté (balafon/violin), Souleyman Ann (drums/calabash/backing vocals), Abdoul Wahib Berthé (bass, kamale ngoni, backing vocals), Mahamadou Koné (talking drum/doum doum/caragnan), Boubacar Sidibé (guitar/backing vocals/harmonica).
After a six-year absence from the recording studio, Malian guitarist Habib Koité and his band Bamada are now touring behind their latest recording, Afriki (Cumbancha, 2007). With more than 250,000 albums sold around the globe, an a...
Source : worldmusiccentral.org | 2008-07-26 19:44:04.0
Habib Koite Releases First Album in Six Years
After a six-year absence from the recording studio, musician Habib Koité and his band, Bamada, are back with a new CD, titled Afriki. Koité talks about his style of blending the musical traditions of his Malian homeland with contemporary influences.
Source : npr.org | 2008-04-29 16:37:00.0
HABIB KOITE
Habib Koité is part of the Festival International de Louisiane, USA, on April 25th.
Source : mondomix.com | 2008-04-22 13:26:09.0
Habib Koité & Bamada will perform at the Lake Eden Arts Festival in Black Mountain, North Carolina
Malian guitarist Habib Koité and his band Bamada return to North America this spring with an 11-city tour, marking the first opportunity for this legendary African music figure to perform songs from his most recent and critically acclaimed album Afriki. On Saturday, May 10th Habib Koité and Bamada perform at the Lake Eden Arts Festival in Black Mountain, North Carolina.
Afriki was released by Cumba...
Source : worldmusiccentral.org | 2008-04-21 12:29:20.0
Habib Koité tours the US in April/May
Habib Koité is one of Africa's most beloved and popular musicians. Now the Malian guitarist Koité and his band Bamada
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 2008-03-07 01:34:19.0
Artist Spotlight: Habib Koité
Habib Koité has successfully
adapted the chords and "feel" of the traditional Kamale N'goni (or
Youth's Harp) to his electric guitar, while delving into the deep
traditions of Malian music to mingle the sounds of the tama and bala
instruments with music from the Bambara, northern Takamba and Songhai
regions.
Source : africahit.com | 2007-12-12 13:53:00.0
Habib Koite - The Greatest Malian Musician You Don't Know
Go anywhere in Mali and people will fall over themselves to tell you how great Habib Koite is. Whether on guitar, flute, vocals or one of the seemingly hundreds of other instruments he plays, he is a musician to the core. He has the charisma to match so why is it so few people outside Mali know his name?
Source : fly.co.uk | 2007-09-27 15:55:58.0
Habib Koite and Bamada
Afriki (Cumbancha CMB CD-5, 2007)
It's been half a dozen years since Malian guitar ace Habib Koité made some new music. I've contented myself with his three previous solo discs and one double live release and now rejoice that he and his band Bamada are once again in the game. While Koite's initial round of popularity included far-flung touring, press coverage apart from the usual world music sources, pop star endorsements, American TV appearances and album sales unusually high for an African artist, it's the music that mattered then and matters now...
Source : worldmusiccentral.org | 2007-09-18 08:12:52.0
Habib Koite: Mixing tradition, modernity
Malian superstar Habib Koite was born to parents from the Griot tradition of West African praise singing. via Aspen Times
Source : Topix.net | 2007-06-28 18:03:26.0
Malian Star Habib Koité Releases First Studio Album in Six Years
New York (NY), USA - After a six-year absence from the recording studio, Malian guitarist Habib Koité and his band Bamada return this fall with a new album, Afriki. With more than 250,000 albums sold around the globe, an appearance on Late Night with David Letterman, a duet with Bonnie Raitt on her 2001 album Silver Lining and nearly a thousand concerts on some of the world’s most prestigious stages under his belt, Habib Koité is one of Africa’s most beloved and popular musicians. Afriki, which will be released by Cumbancha on September 25th, 2007, ...
Source : worldmusiccentral.org | 2007-06-28 12:37:54.0
