Musiques d'Afrique:
Mah Kouyaté N° 1
(Mali)
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There are two Malian singers with the name Mah Kouyaté. This page is about the elder of
the two, commonly referred to as Mah Kouyaté N° 1, a.k.a. Samaya Djely, after her native village of Samaya,
not far from Bamako, in Mande country. When she was young, she sang in a local group in Bamako, called Tarbam. She worked as a school teacher in Bougouni when she decided to perform again, initially with a local band from Bougouni. Soon, she was asked to sing with the National Badema. She now has her own band Samaya Djeli and she released four cassettes since 2003. Two compilation CDs were released in Paris. She received two awards at the occasion of the Mali Music Awards in 2004, one for the best album (all categories) and one for best female artist. Her music is more traditional than that of Mah Kouyaté N° 2 who also released several albums. Samaya Djeli consists of: Fatoumata Mah Kouyaté: lead vocal Harouna Barry: bass Cheick Oumar Diabaté: guitar Mamadou Koné: n'goni Bazouma Sissoko: percussion Lamine Kouyaté: percussion Sources: Africolor 2005 [external link] |
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| Title | Year | Label | Remarks | |
| Camara Production présente Mah Kouyaté no.1 vol. 2 | 2004? | Camara Production | CD | |
| Camara Production présente Mah Kouyaté no.1 vol. 1 | 2004? | Camara Production | CD |
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