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Mali’s extraordinary Bassekou Kouyate, whose credits include collaborations with Ali Farka Toure, Toumani Diabate and Taj Mahal, is acclaimed for his virtuosity and innovations on the ngoni, an ancient West African lute that is the ancestor of the banjo and a key instrument in griot (oral historians and praise singers) culture. He and his group Ngoni ba, Mali’s first ngoni quartet, are known for their exhilarating and riveting performances that take the ngoni into the 21st century. Performing music that is evocative of the blues, they are joined by Ami Sacko, Bassekou’s wife, who has been called “the Tina Turner of Mali.”   New York debut.

Presented by Carnegie Hall in partnership with World Music Institute.

Tickets $38, $46
WMI Friends $32, $40
Students $10

For more info:
http://www.myspace.com/bassekoukouyate