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Out Now! Saro. New release by Andra Kouyate and Seke Chi.
Traditional Inventiveness: Andra Kouyaté and Sèkè Chi Reveal the Innovative Spirit and Polyglot Funk in Mali’s Deepest Roots In some musically vibrant corners of the world, innovation is the tradition. So it is in Mali, where the sounds of the … Continue reading
IntraHealth OPEN Initiative
Nas and major recording artists from around the globe have created a series of remixes to support the IntraHealth OPEN Initiative. To mark IntraHealth’s 30th anniversary we are making all of the remixes of Youssou N’Dour’s ‘Wake Up-It’s Africa Calling’ … Continue reading
Global Handwashing Day with Soap
For two years in a row Studio Mali has produced the UNICEF sponsored “Global Handwashing with Soap Day” concerts in Mali. In 2009 we organized a giant concert at Stadium Modibo Keita (the national soccer stadium) where 10,000 students washed … Continue reading
Featured Artists
Out Now! Andra Kouyaté and Sèkè Chi “Saro”
Out now! Saro, by Andra Kouyate and Seke Chi Andra Kouyaté hails from a musical griot family. He started learning to play the n’goni, an African lute, at the age of seven with his father Moutapha Kouyaté in Garana (Mali). … Continue reading
Orchestra from Amadou and Mariam’s School For the Blind
Co-produced by Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou and Mariam (nonesuch recording artist) and Studio Mali, we are currently mixing and mastering the final version of this wonderful album.
Baba Salah
We are currently in the studio working on Baba Salah’s upcoming release. Read this great article from Vanity Fair written by former MTV Networks chairman and Viacom C.E.O. Tom Freston, about the land where the electric guitar helped power a … Continue reading
