Musiques d'Afrique:
Adama Yalomba
(Mali)
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Adama Yalomba is a singer, composer, and instrumentalist (guitar,
n'goni, dan). He learnt to play the dan from his father, Samandji Traoré.
The dan is an instrument of 6 strings, each of them on a separate bracket, mounted to a calebash.
It is played on public areas to welcome those who return from a stay abroad. His musical education took 15 years, and brought about musical encounters with the Balazan de Segou and Bronkoni de Niono. In 1992, he left for Bamako and played with (among others) Hawa Dramé, Bakoroba Diabaté and Nanou Coul. He recorded his first cassette in 1995, which was quite successful in Mali. Two other cassettes followed, one solo recording and one together with Awa Bako Diabaté. Finally, he recorded a solo album in 2000 with Yves Wernert as producer, an album with 10 songs in various styles, but in a way following the lines of Issa Bagayogo and Habib Koite. Following the release, Adama has been touring extensively in Mali, but he also performed at the Rain Forest Festival in Malaysia in 2002 and in France (Tour de scènes 2004, Angers). Adama Yalomba is featuring on some samplers, such as Festival in the Desert and African Odyssey on Putumayo. In October 2004, he performed at the WOMEX congress in Germany. In summer 2007, he will be touring in France, Belgium, Ireland and the Netherlands. A first international release is also announced. Christophe Barbe-Gayet has made a documentary short movie on Yalomba's Mali tour. Musicians on "M'bora": Adama Yalomba Traore vocals, n'goni, dan, yalomba Diadié Traoré acc. guitar Makara Bagayoko bass Dramane Diarra calebash Mama Sissoko guitar Dramane Diarra, Diadié Traoré, Awa Diabaté backing vocals |
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| Title | Year | Label | Remarks | |
| Dumuni | 2004 | Mali K7 S.A. | Local cassette/CD production | |
| M'Bora | 2001 | Mali K7 S.A. | Local cassette/CD production | Buy this CD here |
| Gnumankè | 199? | Samassa Records | Local cassette production | Duo with Awa Bako Diabaté |
| Ni Kelenni Kadi | 1997 | Labita | Local cassette production | |
| Yalomba | 1995 | Maikano | Local cassette production |
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