Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba to Perform at MIMO Festival 2014 in Ouro Preto and Olinda

Celebrated Malian virtuoso Bassekou Kouyate and his band Ngoni Ba are set to perform on August 30, 2014 at MIMO Festival 2014 in Ouro Preto at Praça Tiradentes. He will later perform on September 5 at MIMO Olinda at Praça Do Carmo.

A master of the ngoni, the ancient West African lute, Bassekou Kouyate is one of the most popular artists of Mali. He will be performing for the first time in Brazil with his band Ngoni Ba. His critically acclaimed albums include I Speak Fula, Jama Ko and his debut album, Segu Blue, released in 2007.

Bassekou Kouyate’s work stands out for cutting-edge concepts in Malian music, exploring polyrhythms and blazing improvised solos. The new album, Jama Ko, was produced by Howard Bilerman (formerly of Arcade Fire) and recorded in Mali during the military coup in 2012. It was voted “Album of the Year” by the World Music Charts Europe 2013.

MIMO Festival 2014 presents some of the finest acts in jazz, world music and classical. It takes place August 29-31 in Ouro Preto (Minas Gerais); September 4-7 at Olinda (Pernambuco); October 10-12 at Paraty (Rio De Janeiro State); and October 17-19 at Tiradentes (Minas Gerais).

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