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Bassekou Kouyaté Quotes

born 1966 Mali

Bassekou Kouyate (born 1966) is a musician from Mali. His band is known as Ngoni ba.

Mali
Musicians

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Music should be one thing and politics another.

Music is a big school and every day you hear something you haven’t before so it’s very important to play with other people from all different cultures.

Griots are the guardians of tradition in Bamana society in Mali. I am very proud to carry on that tradition.

Being a griot is like being a mayor. People come and ask for help, and as a griot it is your duty to help them.

I was the one who took the ngoni to an international level, using all this distortion, delay and wah-wah pedal sound effects, to make it modern and international, so that it would reach a younger generation.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Bassekou Kouyaté (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.