Mamadou Sanou, better known as Baba Commandant, on November 26, 2023, of malaria fever in his hometown of Bobo-Diulasso. Baba Commandant was an influential and highly respected Manding musician in Burkina Faso.
Baba Commandant was a singer and also played the donso ngoni (hunter’s harp). Read more about Baba Commandant’s career and discography.
(headline image: Baba Commandant and the Mandingo Band — Photo by Martin Demay)
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