Mamady on tour

Mamady Keita and Sewa Kan will be touring in Europe again this summer (North Americans will have to wait for one year more). These concerts are confirmed so far:
12th May 2009 in Savigny Le Temple (near Paris),
16th May 2009 in Saint Brieuc (Western France),
20th May 2009 in Coutances (Western France),
29th May 2009 in Wuerzburg (Germany),
31st May 2009 in Winterthur (near Zürich),
3rd June 2009 in Luxembourg,
27th June 2009 in Brussels,
28th June 2009 in Hertme (Eastern Netherlands),
12th July 2009 in Ostrava (Eastern Czech Republic), and
14th July 2009 in San Marino.

Le son du Khasso

Now, this must have been a good concert! A sublime Khassonke performance.


"Concert with the best Malian Masters in traditional Khassonke music. With:
Oumou Dédé Demba (singer)
Mariam « Djodjo » Diabaté (singer)
Mamadou « Général » Diabaté (dunun)
Ibrahima Diabaté (dunun, n'goni)
Ibrahima Sarr (djembe)
Brahima Coulibaly (dance)
Seïba Sissoko (dunun, n'goni)
Moussa Diabaté (balafon).
This concert was organised by Coryphee asbl and filmed by the Djansa-crew"

Séga Sidibé in March

March seems to be full of pleasant surprises... The Malian djembefola Séga Sidibé is having a tour with courses in Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg and a performance in northern France. A "must see" for the people of the area.

Following is an automatically translated site with Séga Sidibé's biography.

Sidiki Camara @ Brussels

The association Coryphée asbl from Brussels is organizing a workshop with Sidiki Camara in March. Even if I knew about this guy before, I was amazed by his curriculum posted on his website.
He is appearing on the recordings with Habib Koite, Bill Frisell (this one is surprising!), Rokia Traoré, Toumani Diabaté, Djélimady Tounkara, Super Rail Band, Boubacar Traoré, Mamady Keita & Sewa Kan, and others. Plus, he's been also performing with Ali Farka Toure, Oumou Sangare, Stephan Eicher, Graham Haynes,Steve Houben, and many others.
The guy must be a legend...