‘Kaïra’
BOGOLON STUDIOS
Bamako, Mali
2022
Kaira is a cry from the heart to find universal peace, and his first solo album following three releases with his family band Bwazan (Bwa children), whose mission is to perpetuate, and innovate the original songs of their Bwa ethnicity.
Bassidi’s home team provides a tightly arranged and expertly executed foundation for the album, but on Kaira, Bassidi reaches out to his extended family of Africa’s finest singers and musicians, demonstrating his ostensibly infinite artistic range. This influential list includes n’goni legend Bassekou Kouyaté and niece Kankou Kouyaté who team up on the cool, pensive Toukarangue, sage & master of the kora, Mamadou Diabaté and his eminently popular wife Safi Diabaté on the title track Kaïra, the doyen of the sumu guitar, Modibo ‘Gauche’ Diabaté on Bajuru which also features Safi, djembe icon Petit Adama Diarra plays on Kaira and Bajuru, and an array of-up-and-coming stars like Namian Sidibé who are sure to keep Mali at the top of the music charts for generations to come.
Kaïra, episodically retraces the challenges Bassidi has had to overcome to arrive at the top of his class today, and it is also a cry from the heart to find universal peace in a world that is plagued by conflicts, drought, famine and other natural disasters linked to climate change.
Bassidi knows the formula for overcoming obstacles, and the strength and courage that emanate from the music on Kaïra is guaranteed to lift you up.
Available at Bandcamp and Spotify.
‘Denbagnuma’ 
BOGOLON STUDIOS
Bamako, Mali
2017
The Bwazan announce the online release of their newest album, ‘DENBAGNUMA’ (the nurturing mother).
Available on Apple Music.
‘Badenya Foli’
SAMBA LOLO Recording Productions
Boston, USA
2011
“Bwazan stands for “Bobo children” in the Bwa or Bobo language. This is a rare and spectacular performance of young talent found in West African Music today. It features djembe and balafon roots and traditions. Organically produced, recorded live in Bamako, Mali.”
– Mateja Milijacki (Samba Lolo Recording Productions)
Available on Bandcamp.com
‘Djembekan’
SAMBA LOLO Recording Productions
Boston, USA
2008
“Komi Jose Buanzan (Komi Jose family), is performed in recognition of the Komi Jose troupe originally formed in Bamako.
Bassidi Koné leads an orchestra of percussionists supported by sweet melodies of balafons and a dozen young voices. The instrumentation is in the Bobo and Bamanan traditions. Doundoun drums provide the base of rhythms that swirl with djembe and balafon songs that originate in villages of Mali. These rhythms are passed from old masters to the new generation, thereby keeping traditional beats in tact as they go through modern interpretations.
In this release, Bassidi does not shy away from speed and virtuosity which characterizes Bamako’s performance troupes and dances, but he also finds a way to integrate and innovate on tradition as it encounters the urban temptations from the city of Bamako.
This is a rare opportunities to hear Bobo balafon and djembe recorded with their natural sound and within their natural setting. This music is a trip of its own and a knowledge base for any West African music aficionado.”
– Mateja Milijacki (Samba Lolo Recording Productions)
Available on Bandcamp.com
