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| Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba: 'Segu Blue'  Bassekou Kouyate from Mali is one of the true masters of the ngoni, an ancient traditional lute found throughout West Africa. He has collaborated with many musicians in and outside of Mali: he played in the Symmetric trio alongside Toumani Diabate (kora) and Keletigui Diabate (balafon); he was part of Taj Mahal's and Toumani Diabate's 'Kulanjan' project; and he toured with the late great Ali Farka Toure and played most of the ngoni solos on Ali Farka's posthumous album 'Savane'. When Damon Albarn, towards the end of 2006, invited journalists and fellow artists to Mali, Bassekou was one of the Malian artists who left a lasting impression.'Segu Blue', Bassekou Kouyate's first solo album, features Ngoni Ba (Mali's first ngoni quartet) as well as guest musicians Kasse Mady Diabate, Lobi Traore, Lassane Diabate and singers Ami Sacko and Zoumana Tereta. It was produced by Lucy Duran (BBC Radio 3), recorded by Yves Wernert at Studio Bogolan in Bamako and mixed by Jerry Boys ('Buena Vista Social Club') in London. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Jazz News :: home page |