Woensdag 26 Juni 2013

This legendary band was formed in the late 1960's by guitarist Mamady "Djelike" Kouyate and singer Emile Soumah. They made some of the most beloved music of their generation. Now based in New York, Mamady Kouyate has decided to revive The Ambassadors. Every Wednesday night.

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Breakout Malian singer/songwriter Fatoumata Diawara (AKA Fatou) mixes jazz, pop, and funk along with her ancestral Wassoulou tradition. Fatou sings of love, politics, and empowerment with dedicate melodies and intricate guitar and drum arrangements. Malinese guitar virtuoso Vieux Farka Touré’s live show is a tour de force of dusty desert rock, amped-up blues, sinuous West African grooves, and the unstoppable charisma, heavens-searching vocals and agile melodies of Farka Touré.

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