Mali’s Bassekou Kouyate travels the world forging musical alliances between the ancient and the modern and charging Africa’s famed string instrument, the ngoni (ancestor of the American banjo) with rock and roll power and blues inspirations. He fuses age-old rhythms and modern rock energy making it no surprise he records for Sub Pop, the Seattle-based label that gave the world grunge.
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