African Traditions Archive
Must See: Habib Koite & Bamada – Live in the U.S.
Posted by jimheck in African Traditions, Arts and Culture, History, Music on March 8, 2010
By Conor Godfrey
This month Habib Koite and his group Bamada will be playing in venues across the U.S.—you must not miss them.
Before I rave about Habib’s music, we should talk about the Griot tradition he comes from.
When I first arrived in Guinea, I stayed with a Malinke family (an ethnic group prevalent in Northern Guinea, [...]