Habib Koité (b. 1958 in Mali) is an internationally-known Malian musician who sings and plays the guitar. His supporting cast, Bamada, is a super-group of West African talent, including Kélétigui Diabaté playing balafon. He graduated in 1982, and formed his band Bamada in 1988. The name "Bamada" is a nickname for residents of Mali's capital city Bamako, and the word roughly translates as "In the mouth of the crocodile." Other members of the band were friends of Koité's from childhood.\
Fatma
Din Din Wo (Little Child)
Namania
Africa
N'Ba
Mali Ba
Fimani
N'Tesse
Barra
N'Teri
Discover Bamada and 50,000+ radio stations on our interactive 3D globe with audio-reactive visualizations.
Open Spinn Radio