Neba Solo and Benego Diakité have reached No. 1 on the Transglobal World Music Chart for March 2026 with A Djinn and a Hunter Went…
Mali Duo Neba Solo and Benego Diakité Tops March 2026 Transglobal World Music Chart
Tag: Malian music
Bala Master: Neba Solo Brings Mali’s Balafon To The World Stage
Malian musician Neba Solo (born Souleymane Traoré in 1969), is a leading contemporary figure of the pentatonic Senufo balafon tradition, known in Mali as the…
Meet Benego Diakité, Kamale Ngoni Maestro from Mali
(Headine image: Benego Diakité – Photo by Aboubacar Traoré) Brehima “Benego” Diakité (b. 1965) was born and raised in Siekorolé, in the Yanfolila cercle of…
Africa Oyé Adds Fatoumata Diawara For 2026
Africa Oyé Festival has named Fatoumata Diawara as its latest announced act for this summer’s event in Liverpool. The Grammy-nominated Malian guitarist and singer returns…
Oumou Sangaré’s Ko Sira Brought Wassulu Power To The World Stage
Oumou Sangare – Ko Sira (World Circuit/Rounder, 1993) Malian singer Oumou Sangaré cemented her international profile with Ko Sira, her second widely distributed release, delivered…
Kunbe Brings The Power of Afro-Rock Fusion to Fanga
Kunbe – Fanga (Adjololo Records, 2025) Fanga, the second album from Kunbe, continues the collaboration between Malian musicians and the Livenais brothers, longtime figures in…
Ali Farka Touré’s Niafunké Brought Desert Blues Back Home
Ali Farka Touré – Niafunké (World Circuit Music, 1999) Malian guitarist and singer Ali Farka Touré released Niafunké on World Circuit Music in 1999, a…
World Music Central Unveils Top 2025 World Music Albums
World Music Central announces the list of top 20 world music album for 2025, listed in random order. Best of 2025 Gao Hong and Zhou…
Mariam Bagayoko, the Nightingale of Beledugu
Identified as the ‘Nightingale of Beledugu (Bélédougou) in her native Mali, Mariam Bagayoko is a vocalist, dancer, and instrumentalist. Bagayoko is well-known for her vigorous…
Hawa & Kasse Mady Diabaté Repeat #1 on World Music Charts Europe – October 2025
The album Toumaro by Hawa & Kasse Mady Diabaté continues to dominate the World Music Charts Europe for the month of October 2025. Kassé Mady…