The World Music Institute is set to present an upcoming performance by Vieux Farka Touré, a highly-acclaimed Malian musician, guitarist, and social activist. This event,…
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Ali Farka Touré Claims Top Position on Transglobal World Music Chart for May 2023
The late African guitarist and vocalist, Ali Farka Touré, has secured the coveted top spot on the Transglobal World Music Chart for May 2023 with…
View More Ali Farka Touré Claims Top Position on Transglobal World Music Chart for May 2023Rokia Koné & Jacknife Lee Come Back with the Captiating Ballad ‘Fanga’
Rokia Koné, a celebrated Malian vocalist, and Jacknife Lee, a renowned American multi-instrumentalist and producer, have unveiled their latest offering, a stunning ballad titled “Fanga.”…
View More Rokia Koné & Jacknife Lee Come Back with the Captiating Ballad ‘Fanga’Inna Baba Coulibaly Unveils Jubilant Music Video
Malian singer Inna Baba Coulibaly has released as music video for the song Asina Leylé. The track will appear in her highly anticipated album, Djilly…
View More Inna Baba Coulibaly Unveils Jubilant Music VideoArtist Profiles: Fulani Singer Inna Baba Coulibaly
Inna Baba Coulibaly, a prominent Fulani singer, was born and raised in the culturally diverse district of Nara in the Kulikoro region of Mali, which…
View More Artist Profiles: Fulani Singer Inna Baba CoulibalyMalian Artist Fatoumata Diawara Reveals her new song “Massa Den”
Fatoumata Diawara, an acclaimed Malian vocalist, songwriter, guitarist, and actress, has released her new single “Massa Den” accompanied by a music video featuring French rock…
View More Malian Artist Fatoumata Diawara Reveals her new song “Massa Den”Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba to Perform Friday, April 14 at Roulette in Downtown Brooklyn
Bassekou Kouyate, a master of the ngoni, an ancient West African lute, and his Ngoni Ba ensemble, will perform on Friday, April 14, 2023, at…
View More Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba to Perform Friday, April 14 at Roulette in Downtown BrooklynTuraeg Band Tamikrest to perform May 26 in British Columbia, Canada
Tamikrest, the globally renowned rock collective hailing from the Sahara Desert in Mali, will be performing at Massey Theatre in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada…
View More Turaeg Band Tamikrest to perform May 26 in British Columbia, CanadaAcclaimed Musician and Songwriter Solomane Doumbia Celebrates Malian-Nigerian Connection
Solomane Doumbia – Ségou to Lagos (2023) “Ségou to Lagos” is Solomane Doumbia’s tribute to Afrobeat. First and foremost, the album is above all a…
View More Acclaimed Musician and Songwriter Solomane Doumbia Celebrates Malian-Nigerian ConnectionBalafon, the ancient xylophone of West Africa
The balafon is a type of struck idiophone, specifically a gourd-resonated xylophone. It is closely associated with the Gur, Mandé, and Senufo peoples of West…
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