Habib Koite *

Habib Koite
Afriki

Artist: Habib Koite
CD title: Afriki
Released date: 2007
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Ethnic
Type: MP3 format sound
Quality: 320 Kbit
Duration: 00:45:59
Total size: 105MB

Tracks:
01. Namania
02. N'tesse
03. Africa
04. Fimani
05. N'ba
06. Mali Ba
07. Barra
08. N'Teri
09. Nta Dima
10. Massake
11. Titati

Habib Koité Gets Afriki: Africa’s Musical Ambassador Releases First Studio Album in Six Years
After a six-year absence from the recording studio, Malian guitarist Habib Koité and his band Bamada return this fall with a stunning new album, Afriki. With more than 250,000 albums sold around the globe, an appearance on Late Night with David Letterman, a duet with Bonnie Raitt on her 2001 album Silver Lining and nearly a thousand concerts on some of the world’s most prestigious stages under his belt, Habib Koité is one of Africa’s most beloved and popular musicians. Afriki, which will be released by Cumbancha on September 25th, 2007, features an appealing set of songs that reflect Habib’s unique and innovative approach to the diverse styles of Malian music.
Habib Koite is known for his unique approach to playing the guitar. He tunes his instrument to the pentatonic scale and plays on open strings as one would on a kamale n'goni. At other times Habib plays music that sounds closer to the blues or flamenco, two styles he studied under Khalilou Traore, veteran of the legendary Afro-Cuban band Maravillas du Mali. Unlike the griots, his singing style is restrained and intimate with varying cadenced rhythms and melodies. His supporting cast, Bamada, is an explosive super-group of West African rhythm section talent.
"Nobody really taught me to sing or to play the guitar," says Habib Koite. "I watched my parents, and it washed off on me." Koite was headed for a career as an engineer, but on the insistence of his uncle, who recognized Habib's musical talent, he enrolled at the National Institute of Arts in Bamako, Mali, launching his twenty-year career.

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