
I went to Mali in early 2016.
A class in calabash with percussionist and dancer “Taken” in Kita, Mali 2016. (0:47)
In Mali, I was honored to record with Cheick Hamala Diabate, Astou Niamey Diabate, Soungalo Diarra, and Cheick Oumar Niang in Bamako; to learn some calabash from percussionist and dancer “Taken,” and to play with musicians of the Sabou Youma School of Music in the cultural capital of Mali, Kita.

