The Malian Griot in the modern era.
Article published in Think Africa Press.
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The Malian Griot in the Modern Era
Interview with Malian musician, Bassekou Kouyate, at The Sugar Club, Dublin.
Bassekou Kouyate in concert, playing his ngoni. Photograph taken by Michal Jaskolski in 2009.
Dublin, Ireland:
As a big fan of Malian music, it is always a pleasure to have an opportunity to meet one of the greats. I have always been humbled by their approachability and the everyday things that they want to talk about, if given the chance. In this sense Bassekou Kouyate was no different. As he lay back in the cupped jazz club style seating of the Sugar Club in Dublin, I greeted him with my one and only Fulani word, ‘Jarama’, to which he replied in a stream of Fula. Read more