Called "Mali's biggest pop star" by Rolling Stone, West African singer, songwriter, and guitarist Habib Koité has sold more than 250,000 albums around the globe and received raves from publications ...

With his third album, Baro (Putumayo, 2001), Malian guitarist, singer and songwriter Habib Koite attracted the kind of celebrity endorsements you imagine some press agents might kill for. Joan Baez ...

Habib Koité was born in Senegal, but his family is part of a Malian griot tradition stretching back for centuries. His grandfather played the four-stringed n’goni, and young Habib used to accompany ...

A Billie Holiday tribute from James Carter; Malian story-song guitarist Habib Koite; Scottish folk electronica from Martyn Bennett; Canadian fiddle player April Verch; and Polish folk from the Warsaw ...

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Many shows at the Highline Ballroom are general admission, but the venue will change things up for certain shows by putting in tables and turning the hall into a large jazz club. They probably made ...

Habib Koite. Photo by Dirk Leunis. With all the turmoil that has hit Mali since singing guitar master Habib Koité's last recording, it is no wonder that his February 25, 2014 release, titled Soô ...

Tonight the veteran Malian musician Habib Koité performs at Northwestern University’s Pick-Staiger Hall in support of a brand-new album, Soô (Contre Jour), released just Tuesday. Koité is a regular ...

With Colorado’s just-passed statewide smoking ban prompting threats of legal challenges, Habib Koité — headliner of Putumayo’s Acoustic Africa tour — may inadvertently add fuel to the debate with his ...

Internationally renowned musician Habib Koité has been named as the first-ever National Ambassador for UNICEF in Mali. “Habib Koité is distinguished by his undisputed commitment, his interest and his ...

We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Life & Arts news every morning. The guitarist Habib Koité is at the saccharine end of Malian music, but this duo record with the ...