STRUGGLE
AGAINST PIRACY
A mole at the Bumda
It seems
that the Malian Authors Rights Office (Bumba) has decided at last
to implement one of the recommendations of the reflect days about
piracy which took place last September. These recommendations advised
the ministry of culture and the one of industry and commerce to organise
urgently seizure operation for the artistic pirated works.
One remembers that a few weeks after this meeting, the BUMDA has organised
a roundup at the Dabanani. But the harvest was very small because
they seized only about one thousand pirated tapes imported in our
country. Despite the small harvest, the office expanded his action
to the country where buying a legal tape is becoming more and more
difficult because of the scale of piracy. So the agents of the Bumda
were recently in Sikasso and Koutiala for anti-piracy operations.
In Sikasso, the agents seized about six thousands (6.000) pirated
works including tapes, CD and DVD. But they found nothing n Koutiala.
Even if the Bumda has the merit to have resisted to the pressure of
some administrative, political and judicial authorities, it’s
undeniable that the harvest was very small. A so long placement for
a so small seizure is not encouraging at all.
The true is that the shopkeepers of Sikasso and Koutiala were already
informed about the seizure before the arrival of the agents of the
Bumda. So they had the time to hid most of the illicit merchandise.
Then the small fishes were caught instead of the sharks. Almost only
pirated tapes are sold in the majority of the towns of Mali. So we
must think that there was a leak in the preparation of this operation.
It’s undeniable that the leak is in the Bumda because except
its agents, nobody else seemed to be informed about the action.
The operation at the Dabanani has suffered of the same leak because
a lot of shops were closed when the agents passed. So it’s undeniable
that there is a mole in the structure who informs the pirates anytime
such decisions are taken. As long as this mole won’t be known,
the operations will not have the expected results and nobody will
be able to judge about the real capacities of the Bumda.
Habib
Koité is back from his Australian tour.
Habib Koité
and his band Bamada are back from their
Australian tour. During two weeks, the prince of the Khaso and his
musicians have been travelling in Australia to distil the enjoyable
Donso dansa with rumba, blues, and Latino sonorities. A wonderful
tour that added a lot to the prestige of the huge international stars.
The Bamada came back earlier than Habib
because he stayed in Europe to make a tour with a South African and
a Dutchman with whom he has just release an album. This album which
is very appreciated by the Europeans will surely soon be available
at MALI K7. Habib will
share a new experience with his young admirers at the end of the month.
The prince will make a concert for children on November 29th at the
French cultural centre; and at night, it will be for the parents who
will surely forget all their problems admiring Habib
on stage.
Salif
Keita and his band have ended their European tour which lasted
two months. The band arrived in Bamako on last 12 from Paris. From
sources close o the Moffou, the tour will begin again in January 2004.
The next
album of Souley Kanté is awaited
for soon in Bamako. The album was recorded in Bamako at the studio
Bogolan and is entitled Bi Magni. It’s produced by Ali Landouré.
At the eve of the east of the Ramadan, this melodious album sows promise.
Lassy
King Massassy arrived in Bamako last Friday from Paris were he
made some concerts. The dedication concert of his album is planned
for November 30th, 2003 at the stadium Mamadou Konaté at 4
o’clock. We hope that this concert will crowd the stadium; this
is why a huge tombola has been organised with it. We’ll talk
about it in the next Mags.
The
double albums of Youssou N'Dour Réer
vol. 1 and vol. 2 and "FEE" and "FII" of Viviane
N’Dour, the climbing star of the Senegalese music, will
soon be available on all the Malian territory thanks to MALIK7 SA.
