Music of Mali — Music of Mali: Subjects Jeli Bajourou Kora Pop music Wassoulou Folk music Timeline and Samples Francophone Africa … Wikipedia
Wassoulou — The Wassoulou Region of West Africa. Wassoulou (var. Wassulu, Wassalou, Ouassalou) is an historic region in southwest Mali, northeast Guinea (Prefectures of Kankan, Kerouané, Beyla, and Siguiri) and the area west of the Sankarani river and south… … Wikipedia
Wassoulou Empire — Flag of the Wassoulou Empire The Wassoulou Empire, sometimes referred to as the Mandinka Empire, was a short lived (1878–1898) empire of West Africa built from the conquests of Dyula ruler Samori Ture and destroyed by the French colonial army. In … Wikipedia
List of Sub-Saharan African folk music traditions — This is a list of folk music traditions, with styles, dances, instruments and other related topics. The term folk music can not be easily defined in a precise manner; it is used with widely varying definitions depending on the author, intended… … Wikipedia
Afropop and African music — In the 1950s, Franco’s Jazz in Zaire was one of the rare African bands to reach as far as Britain. In the 1960s, South African Abdullah Ibrahim, and the whole township Jazz scene, made a mark in the UK, as too did the legendary South African… … Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture
Oumou Sangaré — Background information Born February 25, 1968 (1968 02 25) (age 43) Origin … Wikipedia
Ngoni (instrument) — For other uses, see Ngoni (disambiguation). Bassekou Kouyate performing on a jeli (griot) ngoni The ngoni or n goni is a string instrument originating in West Africa. Its body is made of wood or calabash with dried animal (often goat) skin… … Wikipedia
Roots revival — A roots revival (folk revival) is a trend which includes young performers popularizing the traditional musical styles of their ancestors. Often, roots revivals include an addition of newly composed songs with socially and politically aware lyrics … Wikipedia
List of Mali-related articles — Articles (arranged alphabetically) related to Mali inlude: NOTOC 0 9* 2002 African Cup of NationsA* Abouta, Sedonoude * ADEMA/Alliance pour la democratie au Mali * African Photography Encounters * Afrodita, el Jardín de Los Perfumes * Air Mali… … Wikipedia
Ramata Diakite — (born in 1976 in Madina Diansa (Wassoulou), Mali) is a Malian Wassoulou musician.Early LifeRamata was born in 1976.Although Ramata does not come from a family of traditional musicians, when she was about twelve, Ramata started humming to herself… … Wikipedia
