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Frank Bessem's Musiques d'Afrique: Bara Sambarou (Mali) |
Musiques d'Afrique Musiques du Mali |
Bara Sambarou (Ibrahima Sambarou Sarré) is a prominent Peul-griot
from the town of Mopti. Born in 1946, he plays the hoddu, a traditional 4-string wooden lute. He was a disciple of
Hamdoum Birinta Djiga, the first Peul griot to have sung on Malian radio ever, and of Emana Patal,
a hoddu player. During the 1970s, his songs gained in popularity among the Peuls in Mali, and a local producer started
duplicating cassettes that were sought after. One particular song, Although Sambarou's music is virtually unknown outside Mali, Jean Ducassé decided to uncover his music by putting forward a live version of On the CD Mali : le hoddu Peul | The Fulani Hoddu on the Ocora label, there are 4 songs by Bara Sambarou, along those of fellow hoddu players, such as Toka Abagouro Sarré, Nassourou Sarré and Dinda Hamma Sarré. Sources: CD liner notes Born: 1946, in Konsa (near Mopti), as Ibrahima Sambarou Sarré Style: peul praise music, hoddu. Discography:
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