Bassekou Kouyate to Begin European Tour 2011

Ngoni wizard Bassekou Kouyate from Mali is back for another European tour. The Malian had a sensational last year playing over 80 shows in the United States alone including New York Central Park, Carnegie Hall, Louisiana Jazz Festival and many others.

Bassekou & Ngoni Ba also made a brief appearance at a few select festivals in Europe like the UK’s major rock festival Glastonbury where they were celebrated as one of 2010s festival highlights:

In autumn Bassekou was back in Europe headlining the Afrocubism project together with Eliades Ochoa from Cuba, Toumani Diabate & many others.

Tour Dates:

24 February 2011 CH Zuerich Moods im Schiffbau
26 February 2011 DE Munich Ampere JOIN:
27 February 2011 CH Rubigen Muehle Hunziken
28 February 2011 DE Freiburg Jazzhaus
01 March 2011 DE Erlangen E-werk
02 March 2011 AT Innsbruck Treibhaus
03 March 2011 SE Malmo Babel
04 March 2011 DK Aarhus Voxhall
05 March 2011 SE Stockholm Sodra Teatren
06 March 2011 SE Helsingborg Dunkers Kulturhus
07 March 2011 FIN Helsinki
10 March 2011 BE Zuiderpershuis
11 March 2011 NL KIT
12 March 2011 NL Utrecht Rasa
13 March 2011 NL Venster Lantaren
15 March 2011 BE Brussel Bozar
16 March 2011 NL den Haag regentes
17 March 2011 PL Szczezin
19 March 2011 FR Nantes Reze
21 March 2011 PL Worclaw
24 March 2011 Serbia Novi Sad
25 March 2011 Serbia Nis
26 March 2011 Serbia Belgrade

Bassekou Kouyate recordings available:

• In North America: Segu Blue, I Speak Fula
• In Europe: I Speak Fula, Segu Blue