Bassekou Kouyate (born in 1966 in Garana) is a musician from Mali. His band is known as Ngoni Ba . He was born in Garana, Barouéli Cercle, 60 kilometres from Ségou in 1966 [1]. At the age of 12, he started playing Ngoni instrument. In the late 80's he moved to capital Bamako [2]. Kouyate's album Segu Blue was released in 2007 internationally by Out Here Records, distributed by Proper Music Distribution in th UK. The album was produced by Lucy Duran . He has also appeared on number of albums by Toumani Diabaté . He has performed in several European countries . His wife Amy Sacko is also a musician, who is also part of his band . His father Mustapha Kouyaté was a ngoni player and his mother Yagaré Damba a praise singer .

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Awards

• 2008 - BBC3 Awards for World Music - Album of the Year & African Artist of the Year ^[3].

References

1. Frank Bessem's Musiques d'Afrique: Bassekou Kouyate
2. Fly Global Music, Marc 10, 2007: Bassekou Kouyate - Blue Like a River to a Desert
3. BBC3 Awards for World Music winners 2008