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Babani Koné
Malian composer and singer
Babani Koné | |
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| Also known as | Fatoumata Koné |
| Born | 1968 (age 56–57) Ségou, Mali |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, composer |
Musical artist
Fatoumata Koné (also Babani Koné, born in 1968 in Ségou, Mali), is a Malian composer and singer.
She sings in the Bamana language.[1]
Early life
Babani Koné was raised by her grandmother, who was a griot, a storyteller/musician. Koné attended ceremonies at which her grandmother performed.
She started singing while taking part in school or inter-neighborhood activities, and joined the Mali Pioneers movement.
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Career
In 1983, she took part in the Etoiles d'Afrique Festival in Abidjan and at the 1984 Biennale of Artistic and Cultural Arts in Mali. In 1989, she was invited with Toumani Diabaté to the Dranouter Folk Music Festival in Belgium.
she recorded two successful albums: Sanou Djala and Barika.[2][3]
In 1999, she finished the program of the Af