Artist
Mali
Influences:
African
, West European
Genres:
world,
roots,
malian,
african,
acoustic,
mali,
pop,
rap,
dogon,
photos reportage in studio
IN THE CHARTS
10 times in the Global Top 40
BLOGS
New Band and New Songs from Mali - Habib Koité concert @ Arte TV Dass der Sänger und Gitarrist Habib Koite aus Mali nur zwei Jahre nach seinem letzten Auftritt wieder beim Africa Festival zu Gast ist, hat einen guten Grund. Inzwischen hat er seine Band Bamada komplett umgebaut, was auf dem aktuellen Album Soo zu hören ist. Die Kora ist verschwunden, stattdessen gibt es jetzt ein Banjo und ein Keyboard, die mit Habibs Gitarre und den Trommeln verschmelzen. Auch auf der neuen CD führt er wieder die Klänge des Vielvölkerstaats Mali zusammen, singt über Freundschaft und Freunde und ruft zum friedlichen Zusammenleben auf, was nach den Ereignissen der letzten Jahre notwendiger denn je ist. Habib Koite hat seine Musik nicht radikal neu erfunden, aber das, was so viele Fans in aller Welt an ihm mögen, dezent und stilsicher weiterentwickelt. http://concert.arte.tv/de/habib-koite-bamada-africa-festival-2015 more
PHOTOS
ABOUT
While many African performers have chosen to try to conquer Europe and North America by incorporating western sounds into their music and others are striving to perpetuate traditional music in a much more rigorous way, Habib Koité has adopted his own highly individual style which is both infused with the traditions of his country and very much in tune with his times.During a career which has produced a total of three albums and countless concerts across the world, Habib Koité has been able to develop his own very distinctive approach to guitar playing in which the influences of his own country can be discerned as well as other musical styles such as blues or even the occasional touches of Cuban or flamenco sounds. You can also find in his music, samples of the rich range of traditional Mali instruments such as the balafon, tamani or n’goni in his music.Musical arrangements that set off his warmhearted vocals to perfection. But it is above all on stage that this virtuoso guitar, who descends from a long line of griots, is revealed.
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