The
creators at ATT’s (Amadou
Toumani Touré, President of the Republic of Mali)
On
the eve of the closing of the biennale, the president Amadou Toumani
Touré received the members of jury at Koulouba. The chief of
the state had a fruitful and warm interview with Benson
Diakité, Boncana
Maïga, Kettly Noël, Habib
Koité, Aïda Mady Diallo,
Cheick Tidiane Seck, the President Habib
Dembélé called Guimba…
they were brought there by the minister of culture, Cheick
Oumar Sissoko.
ATT and
his guest have unanimously recognize that this biennale has been a
real success although the tricky moments due to the resumption of
the event after 15 years of interruption. Habib
Koité, “best artist” of West Africa during
the last edition of the Koras Awards, reminded the president that
the billions the government has invested in this event to make it
a springboard for the artistic and cultural promotion will probably
be of no use because of a scourge: Piracy. “We have discovered
a lot of young talents during this biennale. But their carrier is
already compromised by piracy that makes that no artists can blossom
and make a living on his art in Mali… ”, said the
king of the Doson Dansa. And his mates followed him immediately on
this path. Then we assisted to a real debate on piracy in Koulouba.
The minister Cheick Oumar Sissoko has
especially recall the president the sad story of the market where
in the boxes of the itinerant sellers, 9 tapes on 10 are pirated.
The president ATT has reaffirmed his trust in Cheick
Oumar Sissoko and asks him to make rapidly concrete propositions
to eradicate piracy in all its forms. Habib almost missed the meeting
as he was a few minutes late because of the jam and the rain. And
the security agents logically impeached him to join the other guest
already discussing with ATT.
Fortunately he had brought a sample of each of his albums. He gave
them to the agents for ATT who demanded to call him to join them.
Thus Habib took part in this reception and raised this determining
debate in the struggle against piracy.
22 September in Abidjan
The Citizen Movement section of Abidjan celebrated the 43e birthday
of the independence of the Republic of Mali in a packed hall of the
congress palace of Abidjan (4.000 seats). To colour the event, the
Malians of Ivory Coast invited Nabintou Diakité,
Ismaël Isaac, Adama
Dahico et Mama Doumbia. The party,
which was co presided by the Ivorian state minister to integration,
Mister Meleg Theodore, and the rich Malian Abdoulaye Diallo, was wonderful.
By
Mali K7
This time is the good one; the new album of Sékou
Kouyaté will be available next Thursday (2nd October).
It’s the decision of the leaders of Mali K7 in collaboration
with Ibrahima Sylla, the producer of the artist. Sékou
Kouyaté is awaited in Bamako at the end of the year for
promotion shows and repetitions for the future album of
Djénèba Seck which recording is planned for the
first trimester of 2004. The album "Fassan Diarabi" is a
musical master piece of 10 new tracks on which the emotive voice of
Sékou Kouyaté
transports you in the secrete Bamanan society. Attracted by perfection,
he’s always in search of new sounds. He’s probably one
of the rare Malian artists who manage to give a majestic dimension
to the simple popular melody. This album"Fassan Diarabi"
reveals the state of mind of our artist.
Defender of our traditional values, his music, although turned toward
modernity, doesn’t lose it soul. "Fassan Diarabi"
is a panorama of the rich Bamanan culture. Sékou
sings the daily life of his citizen mates; denounce the deprivation
of the customs; celebrates love
without which, there’re no peace, and fight for union, which
is the guarantee of succeeding.
Kassé Mady Diabaté is back. The child of Kéla
is back with a new album, "Nyamalo", produced by Lucy Duran
and Eduardo Llerenas.
A sumptuous album of ten tracks with the Mandingo perfume on which
the entrancing voice of Kassé
Mady explodes.
Almost unknown at home, Balla
Tounkara is yet a veneered star in occident and especially in
the united states where he lives since a few years. He shows himself
in his first album "Be Right"(ten tracks) on which he’s
surrounded with the stars of international music. Bangnèrèyé,
Dianfa, Kèlèmagni, Kita fasa, Sida, Le monde est fou…
are wonderful tracks of the prince of Kita which will please the music
lovers.
It’s been a long time since we lost the news of the Diata
Band. And to show that silence is not obligatory decline, the
band is back with a new album: "Zani"!
A way for Ousmane Dicko, Abou
Camara, Idrissa Magassa, Alpha
Camara, Baco Kéita to praise
Zani Diabaté who is the creator
of the band. The great guitar and drum player is not physically present
on the album but he is trough this deserved tribute. This work will
be available on October 2nd on usual places. It has been recorded
in live so it’s very dancing.
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