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BASSEKOU KOUYATE & NGONI BA, The Button Factory, 8 May

  • 11-02-2008 10:19am
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    Note Production
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    Note Productions presents The Contemporaries Concert Series

    BASSEKOU KOUYATE & NGONI BA

    Thursday 8th May, The Button Factory, Dublin.


    "… a fantastic example of how music can lift your mind and soul at the same time … the perfect proof of how inspirational African music can be, how it can touch so many people on so many levels." Damon Albarn, Mali, 2006.

    “… a genius, a living proof that the blues comes from the region of Segu.” Taj Mahal

    "First there was African tribal music which evolved into slave songs which became the blues which gave birth to the funk. Bassekou and his band tell the whole of this journey in one chapter. The most delicious mix of the finest musical ingredients make a stew that warms the heart and shakes the hips. Trust me, it tastes good!" Fatboy Slim, Mali, 2006.

    Bassekou Kouyate is one of the true masters of the ngoni, an ancient traditional lute found throughout West Africa. In 2007 he released his first solo recod Segu Blue (OutHere) to universal acclaim not only from from world music enthusiasts but music lovers right across the spectrum.

    Bassekou Kouyate is one of Mali’s most important musicians. He has played alongide Toumani Diabate in his Symmetric trio, was a member of Taj Mahal’s and Toumani Diabate’s Kulanjan project and was one of the key musicians on Ali Farka Toure’s posthumous album Savane (World Circuit) and subsequent tour leaving a lasting impression on the audience as the band’s solo ngoni player.

    Bassekou was born in a village called Garana, almost 40 miles from Segu, in the remote countryside on the banks of the Niger River. Bassekou moved to Bamako when he was 19 years old where he met the young Toumani Diabate. By the late 1980s Bassekou was part of Toumani’s trio and they recorded their first albums together, Songhai and Djelika. Bassekou has now he has put together his own band, Ngoni ba (meaning “the big ngoni”), Mali’s first ngoni quartet.

    The ngoni is one of Africa’s secrets still to be discovered. It is the key instrument for the griot culture. The ngoni has been the main instrument in griot storytelling way goung back to the 13th century.. The repertoire Bassekou plays is from the region of Segu, the heart of Bambara culture. This ancient Bambara music is as close to the blues as you can get in Africa.


    TICKETING
    Thursday 8th Mat, The Button Factory, Dublin
    Tickets 25 Euro (including booking fee)
    Bookings: 0818 719 300 (Ticketmaster) and from usual Ticketmaster Outlets, online and Claddagh Records.
    Ticketmaster telephone and internet bookings subject to a maximum 12.5% service charge, agents 2 Euro.
    Doors: 8.00pm; show starts 8.30pm.

    VISIT: www.note.ie


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