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Bass player, singer and composer. Born February 17th 1955 in Paris, France. Brought up in Bamako, Mali and currently residing in Copenhagen, Denmark In 1974, when fusion between western and traditional African music was still just a wish to be fulfilled, a young man from Mali found himself in Copenhagen with an electric bass. Moussa Diallo had left his native country to seek out possibilities in the far north. The oldest son of a Danish mother and a Malian father had already earned his first musical experiences playing in various dancing bands in Mali. .

Djeli Moussa Diawara (aussi connu sous le nom Jali Musa Jawara) est né dans une famille de griots. Son père est balafoniste, sa mère choriste. Son demi-frère maternel n'est autre que Mory Kanté. Son destin est donc tout naturellement de devenir un « jali » ou « djeli », terme mandingue pour « griot ». Il apprend le balafon, la Kora et la guitare. [...] En 1983, sort son premier LP Yasimika, considéré encore aujourd'hui comme une référence en matière de musique Africaine. Après de nombreux faux départs, il rejoint Paris où son travail est reconnu par la presse et...

Moussa Traore is a master djembe player from Mali, West Africa. He currently lives in Boston, MA, where he teaches when he is not traveling and teaching all over the country and world. He has a traditional viewpoint and much to offer Western students of music about the spirit of African music. He has spoken of the need for Westerns students to dismiss notions of right and wrong music. He encourages students to be NOT students but actual participants in the spirit of the community. At any given moment the spirit of the music and the community is evolving and...