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Issa Bagayogo 'Mali Koura'

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Issa Bagayogo is a regular star attraction on stages around the African continent, playing for huge and wildly enthusiastic audiences. On his latest release, Mali Koura, Issa adds jazz inflected horns to his organic blend of roots music and Western dance technology. Issa’s sound has ripened into a fully-realized Afro-European hybrid – no longer does it sound like a fusion of two separate cultures, but rather like the fully-evolved music of a brand new culture.

An incredible roster of guest musicians appear on Mali Koura, including flutist Ba Diallo (who plays regularly with the National Ensemble of Mali); the French guitarist Pascale Hubert (of Double Nelson); djembe player Adama Diarra (famed for his work with some of Mali’s greatest griots as well as jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater); and Issa’s longtime guitarist Mama Sissoko.

Take all of these elements together and the result is one of the warmest, most surprising and most exciting albums of African music you've heard in a while.

DL: Issa Bagayogo - Sebero

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