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who's who and who's doing what?Madina N'Diaye
- country:Mali
- style(s):Afro
- label:Sound of World
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Lead by her love for "Mandingues" tunes,
Madina N'Diaye, holds and claims an
original status in the West-Africa musical
landscape.She is today, the only Malian
woman on stage, accompanied by a Cora,
one of the most emblematic instruments in
the Malian musical heritage. Armed with her
instrument, her compositions and her
commitment to the women's cause, Madina
opens the way to a new phenomenon in
Mali : Women's access to musical
instruments traditionally used by men or by
the "griots" caste. Despite some
traditionalists' wrath, she has made herself
known as a talented
songwriter-composer-performer. Trained by
well-known masters like Toumani Diabaté
and Djélimadi Cissoko she now continues
her training on her own. Two years ago
Madina lost her eyesight because of a
serious infection.Despite her handicap, she
did not stop the rehearsals and give us
today her first "radiant" album…
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