Photo: Thomas Dorn
Robert Browning Associates, Lotus Music & Dance, and Roulette present
Friday, April 14, 2023 at 8:00pm
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba
Blues from Mali
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue at 3rd Avenue
Downtown Brooklyn | tel. 917-267-0363
Friday, April 14, 2023 at 8:00pm
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba
Blues from Mali
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue at 3rd Avenue
Downtown Brooklyn | tel. 917-267-0363
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Bassekou Kouyate, from a long line of griots (storytellers/historians), is Mali’s legendary master of the ngoni, an ancient West African lute that is an ancestor of the banjo. Renowned for his innovations, he takes the ngoni into the 21st century and is credited with creating the first ensemble featuring ngonis of different sizes to provide the different ‘voices’ needed for the music. In his long career, he has collaborated with such musical icons as Toumani Diabate, Ali Farka Toure, Taj Mahal, Paul McCartney, Bonnie Raitt and Bela Fleck, and toured the world with his powerful Ngoni Ba ensemble. Amy Sacko, Bassekou’s wife, performs lead vocals and has been called the “Tina Turner of Mali.” The concert will continue the celebration of Bassekou’s last album, Miri (2019), which was one of the Best Albums of the Year in Songlines magazine.
“exhilarating…magnificent” -The Guardian “Ngoni virtuoso Bassekou Kouyate can make notes bend like light rays in the desert heat." Time Out Tickets: $35 at door Advance tickets $30 (w. $2.50 processing fee) Students, seniors 65+ in advance or at door $25 
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