Habib Koité
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| Background information | |
| Born | 27 January 1958 |
| Genres | World music |
| Occupations | Musician, singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | Contre-Jour |
| Website | http://habibkoite.com/ |
Habib Koité (Bambara: ߤߊߓߌߓ ߞߎߥߊߕߍ, romanized: Habib Kuwatɛ, born 1958 in Thiès, Senegal) is a Senegalian-born Malian musician, singer, songwriter and griot based in Mali. His band, Bamada, was a supergroup of West African musicians, which included Kélétigui Diabaté on balafon.[1]
Musical style
[edit | edit source]Koité is known for his approach to playing the guitar by tuning it on a pentatonic scale and playing on open strings as one would on a kamale n'goni.
History
[edit | edit source]Habib was born in Mali in 1958 and enrolled in the National Institute of Arts in Bamako. In 1988 he formed his first band, Bamada. He released his first solo album, Muso Ko, in 1995, followed by further solo works in later years.
Two of his songs, I Ka Barra and Din Din Wo, from Muso Ko, were included in the Sample Music package included with Windows Vista.
Discography
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Albums
[edit | edit source]- Muso Ko, 1995
- Ma Ya, 1998
- Baro, 2001
- Live!, 2004
- Afriki, 2007
- Acoustic Africa in Concert, 2011
- Brothers in Bamako, 2012
- Soô, 2014
- Kharifa, 2019
Sources
[edit | edit source]- Habib Koité Homepage
- Artist Profile
- Biography at Music-Wire Archived 8 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Review of Habib Koite and Bamada in Concert Archived 5 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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