Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba
I Speak Fula

There has been no shortage of innovative music from Mali over the past decade, and this album just adds to the pile. Kouyate's axe is the n'goni, or r...

Following on from Segu Blue, his award-winning debut album, Kouyate offers us a denser sound with his wife Amy Sacko’s glorious voice well to the fore...

The music of Mali is in incredibly rude health at the moment, and figures such as Toumani Diabaté, Rokia Traoré and Bassekou Kouyate continu...

Bassekou Kouyate's follow-up to the acclaimed Segu Blue has an energy indicative of the live performances of his band Ngoni ba, where the four ngoni l...

Since the release of his award-winning debut solo album two and a half years ago, Bassekou Kouyate has been a fixture on the British concert scene, tr...

With 'Segu Blue? Bassekou Kouyate created a work that was truly staggering in its range and musicality. He virtually wrote a new type of music ? the N...

Following on from his multi-award-winning debut, Bassekou Kouyate, Malian maestro of the ngoni lute, presents an even more extraordinary album. With...

The influence of African pop music on Western musicians like Foals and Vampire Weekend has been much talked up in recent years, but it’s worth r...