Bassekou & Ngoni Ba Kouyate

Miri Bassekou & Ngoni Ba Kouyate

On 'Miri'Bassekou travels back to his hometown Garana, a small village at the banks of the Niger river. The instrumental song 'Miri'captures that feeling. Bassekou sits at the banks of the Niger far away from the noise, trafficjams and political turmoil of Bamako and thinks about life. 'Miri'is a very personal album. With a lot of guest musicians: Abdoulaye Diabate (a legend in Mali) Habib Koite, Afel Bocoum, Kankou Kouyate(the daughter of Bassekou's brother Fousseyni who used to play in Ngoni ba), Majid Bekkas Ud and Guimbriplayer from Marocco, Michael League known for his band Snarky Puppy and his new project Bokanté, Fiddleplayer Casey Driessenfrom Bela Fleck's band, Dom Flemons from the Carolina Chocolate Drops, and Yasel Gonzalez Riverafrom Madera Limpia.