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Po garsaus debiutinio albumo „Segu Blue“ (2007 m.), laimėjusio „BBC Radio 3“ „Awards for World Music“ metų albumo bei metų Afrikos atlikėjo kategorijose, ir „Grammy“ nominuoto įrašo „I Speak Fula“ (2009 m.) Bassekou Kouyate pasirodė kaip vienas svarbiausių muzikantų projekte „AfroCubism“. Jis koncertavo kartu su seru Paul McCartney, John Paul Jones, Damon Albarn, Bonnie Raitt, Bono, Carlos Santana, Jackson Brown, Bela Fleck, dalyvavo daugybėje kitų naujausių „Africa Express” renginių bei sulaukė pagyrų iš tokių legendų kaip Eric Clapton.
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His third album “Jama Ko” (2013) was recorded during coup d'etat that took place in March of 2012. This album is a statement of Bassekou Kouyate about ongoing crisis and about repression in Mali. He was produced by Howard Bilerman (he has worked with “Arcade Fire”, “Godspeed You! Black Emeror”). He was recorded featuring Taj Mahal, Khaira Arby, Mocky Salole and many others. An album “Jama Ko” was awarded as the album of the year in world music category in “World Music Charts Europe” in 2013. This album also was named the best album in world music category by “Les Inrockuptible”, “Mojo”, “Uncut” and other magazines.
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