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RECORDS: SANOU DJALA BARIKA DJELIYA
1968 -
MALI
Language: | Bambara |
| Genre: | Modern manding |
| Instrument: | Female vocals |
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Babani Kone is a member of a Griot family from Segou, Mali. In the past this was the centre of the mighty Barmbara kingdom and many feel that artists from Segou represents the most classical music tradition in Mali. In 1984 Babani Kone won first prize at a music festival in Segou. She later began to study with the famous female vocalist, Fanta Damba. Babani has recorded several cassettes for the home market and is a very popular singer in Mali. The cassette version of the album "Sanou Djali" was one of the most sold in Mali in 1997.
Relevant artists: Kandia Kouyate Nainy Diabate Mory Kante
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SANOU DJALA 
Sterns Africa/1998
Babani Kone holds the title of "Ngara" in Mali, something that can be translated as "Master Singer". She sings in a tradition that resembles Kandia Kouyate's. However, Babani is more "modern", which here means more pop-orientated. Her album is comprised of traditional songs combined with up-tempo dance tracks.The band on this disk, recorded in Bamako, is led by her husband, the guitarist Mobito Diabate.The album opens freshly with a soukous-influenced dance track, "Mousso Gnikikar", with which she had a hit in Mali. Babani sings well in conjunction with her female choir, and the unavoidable synthesizer is added to traditional West African string instruments, choir and ngoni. An OK pop/dance album, whose expression reminds one of Mory Kante.
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