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BKO

FRANCE, MALI
URBAN MALIAN SOUNDS
AVAILABLE 2020 2021

About

BKO is a fresh and modern super-quintet from BAMAKO which performs an electrified and highly danceable set of Malian music. Associating the guitar of griots with the lute of Bambara hunters had never been undertaken before in the Malian music universe. It is indeed two opposite worlds that BKO have decided to bring up together in order to develop a resolutely urban music style rooted in secular tradition.

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The originator of the BKO Quintet idea, is French percussionist, Aymeric Krol, who went to Bamako, Mali to study the local drumming techniques under djembefola master Ibrahima Sarr, and in the process assembled the core group of musicians that would become the quintet. In an unprecedented move, he united the music of the Mandinka griots—jelis—with that of the Bambara hunters— donso— and came up with an innovative presentation that resonates with ethnic accuracy and passion.

This particular ensemble features two distinctive vocalists, Fassara Sacko, of the griot tradition, and Nfaly Diakité of the donso. Though they might sound similar, there is a noted difference, akin tothe blues, where there is the traditional country acoustic, and the urban electric. Though categorized differently, it’s still the blues. Sacko has a tougher anxious approach in his vocal, and makes a living in the nightclubs—maquis— in Bamako, as an all-night singer and cabaret entertainer. Diakité, who also accompanies himself on the donsongoni, has a more lyrical rural style and performs regularly in the bush ceremonies where both the performers and dancers are driven to the point of experiencing mystic trances. Both vocalists inherited their talents from their progenitors, as is the time honored tradition.

The donsongoni has a calabash body with goatskin stretched over, and a long thin stick as a neck with six strings, it is the instrument of choice of the hunter people. The djelingoni is of the lute family, with a solid wood body, short neck with four strings, and long been associated with the griots. Abdoulaye Koné the fifth member of BKO plays the djelingoni, and displays a mesmerizing interaction with Diakité on donsongoni, they are considered prodigious virtuosos in Bamako. These string instruments are anchored by the perpetual driving rhythms of Sarr on djembe, Sacko on dunun, and Krol on his hybrid drum kit which incorporates several native drums in a most unusual set up.

There is a continuity throughout this record and the songs slide into each other rhythmically and melodiously. There has been much attention paid to the music of Mali, and with justification. It is as vibrant and vital as any on the planet, and its historical contribution and connection to blues and jazz is well documented. The BKO Quintet blended mixed musical identities resulting in a progressive production, all the while firmly rooted in traditions that date back thousands of years, proving that there is no such thing as limits, boundaries or frontiers when it comes to music.

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Selective Discography

New album release  • 2020
Mali Foli Coura • 2018
Bamako Today • 2014

Line-up

Fassara SACKO • Lead Vocal
Ibrahima SARR • Percussions
Mamoutou DIABATE • DjeliNgoni
Aymeric KROL • Drums
Nfali DIAKITE • Donsongoni / Vocal

Dates

DATESPLACESVENUES
Oct 16 & 18 2020Taipei, TWTaipei World Music Festival
Oct 2020OPEN FORBOOKING
Oct 2020OPEN FORBOOKING

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  • IT’S SMADJESTY SELECTION
    • DUAL
    • DUOUD
    • MAPUTO ELECTRONICO
    • SMADJ & SOFIANE SAIDI
    • DUOUD & MAHMOUD GOMA TRIBU
  • Other Artists
    • BAT FAT & NAPOLEON MADDOX
    • L’OUVERTURE DE TOUSSAINT
    • IBAAKU
    • ALEX STUART
    • ELECTRIC VOCUHILA
    • TRANS KABAR
    • HOME
    • LULA PENA
    • BASHKA
    • PRÉVERT PARADE
    • LO’JO
    • SUPERGOMBO
    • LAURA PERRUDIN
    • PEEMAÏ
    • OZMA
    • BKO
    • MR. FREDDY
    • KEPA
    • TILT
    • PAPANOSH
    • DANYEL WARO
  • Previous Collaborations
    • THOMAS DE POURQUERY
    • WATCHDOG
    • ASYLON TERRA
    • THE BONGO HOP
    • EZZA
    • SAHRA HALGAN
    • GREG LAMY
    • ONJ
    • GARIBALDI PLOP
    • KALOUNE
    • THEO CECCALDI
    • BIG 4 + 1
    • NOVEMBRE
    • IFRIQIYYA ELECTRIQUE
    • PING MACHINE
    • BUTTER IN MY BRAIN
    • THÉO GIRARD
    • LAURENT COULONDRE
    • KING BISCUIT
    • GULAZA
    • SCHWAB SORO
    • MACHA GHARIBIAN
    • ONEFOOT
    • ERIC LEGNINI
    • SAMY THIEBAULT
    • ROMAIN BARET
    • OMUN
    • BEN RANDO
    • RAVEN
    • CARLA PIRES
    • BALLAKE SISSOKO
    • THOMAS SCHOEFFLER JUNIOR
    • PIERRE DE TREGOMAIN
    • LES VOYAGEURS DE L’ESPACE
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