TASSOUMA WOYO

They are young, they are seven and they have talent. "Tassouma Woyo" is today the pride of the Malian music lovers. They do not know rap, they wanted to innovate and they found their way: the "Zabantchi".
The Zabanci is a mix of two cultures: the “Zouglou” coming from Ivory Coast where they all were born and “sonorities of Mali”, their country of origin. Like most of the young people of the continent, they chose music to denounce the bad conditions of life of Africans in a style different from rap and on a more conciliating tone than hip hop.
They don’t know the verbal violence; the “Zabanci” is a music of ambiance, for feast and this is why the leading track of this opus is called "Séliba" or feast of the cheep (Tabaski).
The “Zabanci” became a feeling, an assembling movement in all the capital, maybe even in all the country. So we easily understand that the protégés of Ismaél Diop share the Malian scene with the best of the African showbiz. The band has already shared scenes with Alpha Blondy, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Sékouba Bambino Diabaté, Coumba Gawlo, Ismaél Isaac, Tata Pound.
Their first album "Yapèkè" on sale since December 19th, 2002 promises.

PIRACY
Today March 24, the court of appeal of Bamako will rule without appeal on a case opposing Mali K7 SA, Siriman Diallo and twelve other artists among whom Ali Farka Touré, Habib Koité, Amy Koita, Rokia Traoré, Adama N Fomba, Les Escrocs, Issa Bagayoko, Mamou Sidibé, Nahawa Doumbia, Samouni Diakité, Yoro Sidibé… to an importer of pirated tapes. This one was already condemned in April 2001 by first authority to pay a million of franc to each part and five hundred thousand franc of fine.
Moreover it should be noted that since a few months, there’s a recrudescence of piracy in spite of the institution of the stickers (on June 20, 2002). It is easy to note that on the market, the stickers are affixed only on one tape out of ten and when it the case, two out of three are counterfeited.

ROKIA TRAORE
After Mouneïssa and Wanita, Rokia Traoré the lady of Bélédougou will very soon release her third opus. Awaiting the release of this album planned for the end of May 2003, she’s on tour for one month with her musicians: 01/04 Bagneux, 08/04 Nantes, 11/04 Poemeur, 12/04 Bobigny, 15/04 Meylan, 16/04 Villefranche sur Saone, 18/04 Villiers le Bel, 19/04 Annecy.

TATA DIAKITE
Descended from a modest family of peasant, she was born in 1976 in Madina Dianssa in the circle of Yanfolila. At the age of 9, she starts singing in her village under the moonlight.
She is very appreciated for the quality of her voice and the topics she sings.
In 1990 she arrives at Bamako and entrusts to one of her elder sisters Djénéba Diakité, who engages her as chorus-singer.
She puts her talent at the service of other singer of the place like Ramata Diakité, Oumou Sangaré, Mamou Sidibé, Issa Bagayogo, and lot of others. Tata releases her first album in 1996, duet with Diakité Saran, another chorus-singer of Djénéba. This album is produced by Maïkano and doesn’t meet a great success. In 1998 as an answer to the request of Sorry Yattassaye "Kaarta Production", she records her first solo album "Denisew", her first success with the sale of more than 30.000 legal specimens.
She goes to France and to the USA, on her return, she enters a studio and records her second solo album "Djama", released on June 4, 2002, the second success with more than 50.000 legal specimens sold to this date.
Tragic destiny, Saturday 5th, October 2002, she takes the road to Gao where she is invited for a concert, a terrible accident occurs towards Bla. She is hospitalized in Bamako.
She will die on Friday 24th January, 2003 owing to this terrible accident.
To pay her tribute, Kaarta Production decided to release a compilation of her best titles "L'album du Souvenir (the album of the Memory)".
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