by Webmaster | Apr 22, 2016 | Mande Music, Uncategorized, West African music
Malian Songbird & Ngoni Artist Mande Strings, American History U.S. Tour: Kokanko Sata Doumbia will team with Assaba Dramé and Lamine Soumano to bring the strength of Mande stringed melody to American classrooms and concert halls. The Strings Showcase features...
by Julie Moore | Feb 17, 2016 | Culture, Jazz, Mande Music
When the peace of an entire nation is on the table, it seems almost trivial to speak of music. However music, in the Mande world1, has always served to reinforce the spiritual capital and unity of communities. In the 1700’s during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, music...
