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Mali

Taken and Tobin drumming calabash, Mali, 2016,
A class in calabash with percussionist and dancer “Taken”, Mali 2016

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.

Tobin and Solo Tounkara, Bamako, Mali,
Post-jam session with guitarist Solo Tounkara in Bamako, Mali 2016
Linette Tobin and Soungalo Diarra, Mali, 2016
Recording with Soungalo Diarra, Mali 2016

Mali on the globe