Agenda 06 - 12 November 2016

De wereldberoemde zanger Salif Keita uit Mali, 'de gouden stem van Afrika', laat zijn beste songs horen in een intiem concert, begeleid door akoestische instrumenten. NRC noemde hem 'de grootste West-Afrikaanse zanger na Youssou N’dour'. Na wereldwijd succes met tournees en albums in vele stijlen treedt hij nu op in een intieme setting, begeleid door akoestische instrumenten als gitaar, kora en n’goni (snaarinstrumenten uit West-Afrika) en percussie. De songs geven een overzicht van zijn indrukwekkende repertoire.

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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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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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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.

barbes mandingo ambassadors at my space

Eén van de beste Afrikaanse live-bands van dit moment wordt geleid door Bassekou Kouyaté, die festivals over de hele wereld op zijn kop zet met de ngoni. Hij haalt een groots geluid uit dit kleine snaarinstrument door het te versterken als een elektrische gitaar en te vervormen met rockeffecten als wah-wah en distortion. Op traditionele leest geschoeide songs uit Mali, gezongen door zijn vrouw Amy Sacko, klinken scherp en eigentijds dankzij de heftig groovende band met vier ngoni’s en percussie. De meest recente albums Jama Ko en Ba Power zijn ook buiten Afrika zeer succesvol.

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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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Uncut Magazine called Grammy-nominated Mali-based musician Bassekou Kouyaté the Jimi Hendrix of the ngoni, an ancient string instrument often described as the West-African equivalent to the banjo. As his prowess of the ngoni remains strongly rooted in regional traditions, Kouyaté and his mighty ensemble Ngoni Ba defiantly apply Pan-African and Western standards as stepping stones on landmark albums like Jama Ko and Ba Power.

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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.

barbes mandingo ambassadors at my space

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.

barbes mandingo ambassadors at my space

Het album Musique de Nuit van Ballaké Sissoko en Vincent Ségal – de inspiratie voor deze serie – werd als beste cd van het jaar 2015 verkozen door de medewerkers van wereldmuziekplatform MixedWorldMusic.com. ‘Een elegante ontmoeting tussen twee klassieke tradities,’ vond West-Afrika-correspondent Bram Posthumus. ‘De Malinese kora-meester Sisokko en de Franse, klassiek geschoolde, cellist Ségal kijken al jaren over hun eigen muzikale schuttingen heen. Twee albums en hun vele deels geïmproviseerde optredens laten horen tot wat voor weergaloos mooie muziek hun nieuwsgierigheid leidt. Het is voor ons – luisteraars en liefhebbers – te hopen dat ze elkaar nog lang weten te boeien. De wereld klinkt beslist mooier dankzij dit duo,’ aldus Posthumus.

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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.

barbes mandingo ambassadors at my space