Gaoussou Kone, Guitar and Balafons


Happy New Year and best wishes for 2018.  And thanks to all of you for your encouragement and feedback.

This first post of the year is a short one featuring a favorite recording from Mali.  I, unfortunately, despite my best efforts, don't know anything about Gaoussou Kone.  A few hours of googling didn't turn up anything and friends in Mali couldn't help either.

I have two cassettes from Gaoussou and they are both terrific.  Can any of the Malian music experts out there compensate for my ignorance? 



Gaoussou Kone dit Gaston

Gaoussou Kone dit Gaston - Yapeke Tcho Tcho Volume 4 (mp3)

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  1. Matthew LavoieJanuary 2, 2018 at 7:25 PM

    Thanks Ngoni. That date sounds right. I bought this cassette in Bamako in June 2003.

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    1. AnonymousFebruary 20, 2018 at 10:07 PM

      Today, I have come across other information between the confused and scrambled data of a 2009 interview.
      Vieux Paré was the sound engineer, but the studio is not clear, because the dates cross, maybe Studio 'Farafina Sound'.
      http://malijet.com/actualite_musicale_malienne/13577-vieux_pare_du_micro.html

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  2. UnknownJanuary 25, 2018 at 3:47 PM

    Thank you so much!

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  3. ngoniJune 24, 2019 at 10:00 AM

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  4. ngoniJune 24, 2019 at 4:12 PM

    Hello Matthew, I wonder if there is a confusion in the post, in the entry you talk about two cassettes, but the two links lead to the same album, one in mp3 and another in m4a.

    Is that intentional?

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  5. ngoniJuly 2, 2019 at 10:00 AM

    Some new information in the comments in the video.https://youtu.be/V1rPQD56CNg

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