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…
Artist Profiles: Fulani Singer Inna Baba Coulibaly
Tag: Malian music
Malian 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…
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…
Turaeg 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…
Acclaimed 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…
Balafon, 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…
“Cherie” Brings Together Two Malian Music Giants, Ali Farka Touré and Oumou Sangaré
The highly anticipated new album Voyageur from legendary African guitarist and singer Ali Farka Touré is set to be released on March 10th by World…
World Circuit Announces Voyageur, New Album by Ali Farka Touré
Voyageur (World Circuit Records) is the title of the new album by the great African guitarist and singer Ali Farka Touré. Release date is March…
Carnegie Hall’s Musical Explorers Concerts Introduce Children to Gullah and Malian Musical Traditions
This week, thousands of New York City elementary school children will visit Carnegie Hall for Musical Explorers concerts that spotlight three African and African American…
Oumou Sangaré Stars in New Movie “Hawa”
After a 2022 of intense touring with her new album “Timbuktu”, acclaimed Malian singer Oumou Sangaré ends the year with a splash by making her…