Habib Koité,

the modern griot


Habib takes some unique approaches 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...

français
11-02-2008
Press review : Le Faso.net

Concert Live @ Bobo Dioulasso (in French)

http://www.lefaso.net/spip.php?article25535
 
07-02-2008
On stage at Bobo Dioulasso (Burkina Faso)

The 1st concert was great yesterday and the audience was enthusiastic to see Habib again @ Bobo. See the pictures on the French Cultural Center's website

http://www.ccfhenrimatisse.com/pages/album-08-02-habib.php
 
04-02-2008
Habib - West African tour

Habib and his band Bamada will start a 7 weeks West African's tour ! The concerts will take place in the French Cultural Centres and French Alliances. This tour is supported by Culture France


 
08-09-2007
Habib Koité & Bamada on tour

Next Thursday September 13 @ Mulhein (Germany), Habib and Bamada will begin a long tour (until November 17) to present and defend their brand new CD "Afriki"


 
06-09-2007
Afriki, the new Habib'sCD - release worldwide on September 10th

After a six-year absence from the recording studio, 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 the popular television show Late Night with David Letterman, a duet with Bonnie Raitt on her 2002 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.

http://www.cumbancha.com/welcome.php
 
14-10-2006
Habib Koite & Dobet Gnahoré @ Seattle



 
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