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March
03 , 2003
Hadja
Kouyaté
Her father and mother are both griots.
They taught her music since she’s 5 years old through ceremonies
in the villages of north guinea, at Gueckedougou and its surroundings
where she grew up. In 1983, Hadja will come for the first time in Conakry
with the instrumental ensemble of Gueckedougou for the National festival
of arts and the culture as a professional singer.
She will return for the second time in Conakry in 1988 by her grand
El hadj Diaraba KANTE, great Balafon player and member of the instrumental
ensemble. A few times after, Hadja will meet the great lyric writer
Amadou Sodia who will later become her husband. In 1989 Hadja appears
for the first time on scene in Conakry during the Feskora. Thanks to
that, she was recruited by the famous artist Mory Kanté
for a symphonic group which will make a European tour in August 22,
1989. During the same year the husband of Hadja Kouyaté, Amadou
Sodia was invited by Ousmane Kouyaté, the great guitarist
in Paris. Since then, the young couple produces much in musical in Europe
and the world.
The International career of Hadja Kouyaté started with the realization
of the choruses of several great African artists, for example, the album
of Oumou Diabaté, Kerfalla Kanté, the album
Moffou de Salif Keïta
and the last album Sinikan de Sékouba Bambino...
The album (Tomassere) is the first of the career of the singer Hadja
Kouyaté, it has 8 titles, and the release is planned for Thursday
6th March, 2003.
In
Short
Rokia Traoré
prepares her new album which should be released in Mali before the raining
season.
It was recorded at the studio
Bogolan of Bamako and at the studio Skywalker of the USA
of the famous cinema director George Lucas (Star Wars!) and was
finalized in Paris in February 2003. The project is at the mixing stage,
it is necessary to note the exceptional participation of Kronos Quartet
(the world reference of the contemporary string quartet), one should
not forget the quite exceptional duet with the great Ousmane Sacko.
You can have more information about Rokia on: www.rokiatraore.net
Rail
Band
The mythical Rail Band
is presently in studio (studio Bogolan Bamako) to record its third opus
with the “Label Bleu” which international release is envisaged
for May 2003, a great tour in Europe is planned for the release of the
album.
www.label-bleu.com
Issa
Bagayogo
Issa
Bagayogo returns of a tour of 16 concerts, which took him
to Germany, Czech republic, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Spain.
He prepares his new album which should be released at the end of the
year, before his next European tour which will take place from May to
June 2003; Djigui Traoré will probably ensure the first part
of the concerts. Issa was N°2 of Europe World Music Charts in 2002
with his album Timbuktu published by MALI
K7 SA/Six Degrees.
You can have more information about Issa on: www.issabagayogo.com
They are coming:
Amy Koita is finishing
the mix of her new opus at the studio Bogolan, the music lovers will
have it available in may. Adama
Yalomba
is recording his new album at the studio Bogolan, it is awaited
for june. Adama will make his first great concert in Europe at the Womex
which will take place in Seville (Spain) at the end of october.
the release of the album of Mamou
Sidibé is planned for april 3th. |
