What
does the syndicate of the Bumda want?
The conference days about the piracy of artistic and literature works
took place in Bamako on 9, 10, and 11 September 2003 at the palace
of congress under the chairmanship of the minister of culture Cheick
Oumar Sissoko.
At the end of the conference, a few recommendations have been made
among which
-The elaboration of texts to rule the profession of producer and distributors
of phonograms and video in the republic of Mali.
-The revision of the law n° 84-26/AN6RM of 17th October 1984 governing
the literate and artistic propriety in Mali.
-The introduction of the teaching of the authors rights in the modules
of the law studies and in the programs of civic and moral education.
-The definite banning of the importation of phonograms, of cultural
and artistic Malian works during a period of three years.
-The engagement of producers and importers to manufactures tapes in
the identified manufactures and under control of a society of author
rights with an importation licence.
-The adhesion of Mali o the convention of Rome concerning the connected
rights.
-The popularization of the stickers with serial number on all the
territory.
-The creation of an anti-piracy squad.
-The instauration of professional card for the re-sellers.
-The setting up of a commission of control for the present recommendations.
In his ending lecture, the minister Cheick Oumar Sissoko didn’t
pull his punches. He went beyond his official lecture to tell the
truth to the astonished participants. Engaged director on all these
masterpieces (Nyamanto, Genèse, Guimba le Tyran…), Cheick
is a man of duty and conviction who doesn’t beat about the bush
to express his opinions. He said clearly that the time has come for
every body to change his behaviour. Concerning the struggle against
piracy, he denounced the complicity of some agents of the Malian Authors
Rights Office (Bumba) , the hypocrisy of some producers and importers
who show publicly that they fight against piracy and kill in the shadow
art and the creators.
The minister asked clearly to the agents of the BUMDA to evaluate
positively in their behaviour otherwise very quickly, he would be
obliged to get rid of the deadwoods in this service whose action against
piracy isn’t really clear. As the agents didn’t appreciated
the last words of the minister, their syndicate reacted by wanting
to see the minister in private. No one knows want they could have
told to the minister but they went out, some heard their delegates
shouting angrily to each other in the street of the ministry of culture.
Some of them said that their “tooth hadn’t come out at
the Bumda”. It’s clear because they have been engaged
because they were thought to be major, competent and honest to serve
the Mali and protect art. It’s sure that they cannibal tooth
hadn’t come out at the Bumda, but they consolidated them there
so much that they began to suck the blood of the creators in tacit
complicity with those vampire of pirates.
By deciding to attack the minister instead of changing their behaviours,
those agents are getting the wrong struggle. It’s evident that
they will never manage to shake this baobab, a creator who’s
among their victims; now that he’s supported by all the forces
of our nation. First of them are the artists who, under the impulsion
of the young Rokia Traoré,
Habib Koité,
Kandia Kouyaté,
Oumou Sangaré,
Binkè Traoré, King,
Amkoullel,
Aly Farka Touré,
Babani Koné, Nafi
Diabaté, Astan Kida, Djagawara
Sali… met once again at the “Carrefour des jeunes”
to manifest their discontent and re-affirm their unfailing support
to the minister Cheick Oumar Sissoko; an honest and competent leader
who has the support of the national press and of all those who want
to see real changes in this country.
God knows how numerous they are. The tune is given, let’s every
body play his part.
Folk
Life Effects?
In the Mag n°29, we announced the departure of Yeli
Fuzzo and his brother for their studies. As soon as they arrived,
the American tour manager took contact with Yéli Konaté
called Yeli Fuzzo for
the promotion of new hit "Mali Djaka", but also to manage
him in America. For the time being, “the crazy” hasn’t
lost his lucidity, he’s considering seriously every proposition
to make the best choice. This is why he asked Mali k7 for counsels.
You too, trust in Mali k7 SA.
Royal
Concert
One month after the release of his album "Nyokala So", Lassy
King Massassy, the king of the Malian hip hop will make a concert
in the famous hall “L'Olympia” of Paris on next October
the18th with the talented Cheick
Tidiane Seck.
The tickets for this concert are already on sale. In any case, no
one is about to take the throne of the King
in Mali.
12
sirens for a crown
In collaboration with Ortm, the assembly of the Malians of France
are organising the first edition of the miss Mali France on September
27th, 2003 at the town hall of Bondy. Besides Modibo
Souaré and Adama Koité
who are leaving Bamako on 25th of this month, Mah
Damba, Nanou Coul, Yayi
Kanouté, Sira Kouyaté
et Guimba will also take part in the
feast.
In
short!
The band Africando is awaited in Burkina
Faso on 26, 27 and 28 september2003 for some concerts.
Nabintou Diakité is awaited in
Abidjan for a concert on invitation of the citizen movement of Ivory
Coast.
Yoro Diakité is preparing a tour
in Mali to promote his new album.
On 25th of this month, the handsome Amkoullel
will take his departure toward France to undertake studies of sound
engineer.
Jeannot William's, leader of the cultural
section of the Guinean television was in Bamako last week to prepare
the next edition of the "Djembé d'or".
