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Bassekou Kouyaté’s innovation in expanding the possibilities of what can be done with the ngoni, a form of west African lute, cannot be underestimated. With his group Ngoni Ba he has developed a, ...

The ngoni, a narrow West African lute with a short decay but a loud punch to its plucked notes, often gets a few solo shots, but it’s rarely featured as part of an ngoni orchestra. But that’s the way ...

Elsewhere, the death of three Senior Chiefs—iNkosis—within a span of just eight months could easily have sparked succession ...

Bassekou Kouyate knows exactly what his place is in this world, and he knows where he came from and where he wants to go. That existence is inseparable from the instrument he plays, the ngoni. It is ...

The Maseko Ngoni living in Lilongwe will on Sunday host a cultural festival at Shire Urban School ground in Lilongwe with the aim of drilling young boys and girls on their culture. Young boys like ...

When a leading London daily, the Independent, tags Mali’s Bassekou Kouyaté and Ngoni Ba as “the best rock and roll band in the world”, you know there’s something very special about the seven-piece ...

Ba Power is an album which again showcases the incredible dexterity of Malian heavyweight Bassekou Kouyaté’s ngoni instrument. Kouyaté affectionately describes playing the banjo-like lute as his ...

Bassekou Kouyate’s Segu Blue will likely prove 2007’s standout African album. It features his ensemble ’Ngoni ba’ and realises a long-cherished dream. From Mali, Bassekou is the greatest exponent of a ...

Bassekou Kouyaté and his band Ngoni Ba burst upon the African and world music scene a few years ago, winning top world music awards and winning the hearts and minds of African music fans everywhere.

In the dizzying whirl of feathered masks, electric-blue wigs, psychedelic catsuits and accessories of snake-like proportions, it is the man in a crisp white shirt and neatly-pressed chinos to whom ...