Bassidi Koné and his longstanding percussion group, Bwazan, play with guest artist ‘Petit’ Adama Diarra at their Soirée Dedicace evening at Maison des Jeunes, Bamako, Mali – October 2014. This night was dedicatd to the upcoming release of Bwazan’s new album, ‘Denbagnuma’.
Bassidi plays the large Bobo balafon, played widely throughout Mali and Burkina Faso.
Robert J. Damm is the Professor of Music at Mississippi State University. In the Fall of 2011, Damm travelled to Mali to study the music and culture of Mali. Throughout this time, he studied the djembe (drum) and balafon (marimaba) intensively with Bassidi Koné. Damm interviewed Koné concerning his musical background and his knowledge of […]
Bassidi Koné and Bwazan prepare for their upcoming concerts at the Multicultural Festival of Bancoumana, Mali (Dec. 26-28, 2014) and the International Festival of Folklore and Percussion, Louga, Senegal (Dec. 27 – Jan 3rd, 2015).
This is one clip taken from Bwazan’s concert at this year’s Multicultural Festival of Bancoumana (Mali). Here they perform the Ivorian rhythm and dance ‘Bwé Bwé. Video courtesy of Freya Manning.
This is the second vignette in a collection of short films exploring endangered musical traditions in Mali, featuring Bassidi and Kalifa Koné (from Bwazan) and Bassidi’s father Madou Koné. This film is directed and produced by Paul Chandler (i4Africa.org). Embedded in the songs, stories and ceremonies that are interpreted by artists and accompanied by traditional […]
RHYTHM CULTURE presents BASSIDI KONÉ WORLD MUSIC TOUR AUSTRALIA Bassidi Koné World Music Tour Australia. Rhythm Culture presents the World Music Tour over 10 days with 6 performances and 5 workshops from Noosa to Byron Bay showcasing world class Djembe (African drum) and Balaphon (African xylophone) player Bassidi Koné. Two special performances will include a […]
This concert was held at Maison des Jeunes (Bamako, Mali) in celebration of the release of Bwazan’s album ‘BADENYA FOLI’ in 2011. This album was recorded live in Bamako by Samba Lolo Productions and released in Boston, USA. Video courtesy of Mateja Milijacki and Malick Sylla. © Samba Lolo
