http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.63572&rws=%2Fhabibkoite%2Ftop-tracks.rssSomewhere between the bluesy roots music of Ali Farka Toure and the modern electro-griot sounds of Salif Keita lies the exquisite neo-traditional music of Habib Koite & Bamada. Hailing from Mali, where music flows from a deep and ancient well, Habib Koite plays mostly acoustic music based on traditional styles. While he utilizes West African drums, the kora (a 21-stringed African harp) and percussion (along with acoustic and electric guitars), Koite's original music also shows a familiarity with Funk and Flamenco. Koite was born into a family of traditional musicians, or griots. He learned to play the four-stringed ngoni as a child and studied at the National Arts Institute in Mali, where he became director of the school orchestra and later a guitar teacher. Koite is known as a solid, understated singer and a virtuoso guitarist; he uses pentatonic tuning and incorporates techniques used on traditional Malian stringed instruments. Drawing from a range of indigenous rhythms, he mostly plays up-tempo songs such as his '92 pan-African hit "Cigarette A Bana" (No More Cigarette). - Robert LeaverMalien720Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:14:25 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.63572&rws=%2Fhabibkoite%2Ftop-tracks.rss Somewhere between the bluesy roots music of Ali Farka Toure and the modern electro-griot sounds of Salif Keita lies the exquisite neo-traditional music of Habib Koite & Bamada. Hailing from Mali, where music flows from a deep and ancient well, Habib Koite plays mostly acoustic music based on traditional styles. While he utilizes West African drums, the kora (a 21-stringed African harp) and percussion (along with acoustic and electric guitars), Koite's original music also shows a familiarity with Funk and Flamenco. Koite was born into a family of traditional musicians, or griots. He learned to play the four-stringed ngoni as a child and studied at the National Arts Institute in Mali, where he became director of the school orchestra and later a guitar teacher. Koite is known as a solid, understated singer and a virtuoso guitarist; he uses pentatonic tuning and incorporates techniques used on traditional Malian stringed instruments. Drawing from a range of indigenous rhythms, he mostly plays up-tempo songs such as his '92 pan-African hit "Cigarette A Bana" (No More Cigarette). - Robert Leaver http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16300235&variant=play&rws=%2Fhabibkoite%2Ftop-tracks.rss World/Reggae Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Habib Koite & Bamada on Rhapsody Online 16300235 tra.16300235 Habib Koite & Bamada art.63572 0.99 Afriki alb.16299420 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/1/5/9/1099514_170x170.jpg 2007-09-25 00:00:00.0 2007-09-25 00:00:00.0 true N'tesse tra.16300235 273000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16300235&variant=play&rws=%2Fhabibkoite%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16300235&variant=data&rws=%2Fhabibkoite%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16300239&variant=play&rws=%2Fhabibkoite%2Ftop-tracks.rss Mali Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Habib Koite & Bamada on Rhapsody Online 16300239 tra.16300239 Habib Koite & Bamada 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