World Music Tour with Bassidi Koné
Rhythm Culture presents the World Music Tour over 10 days with 8 performances and 3 workshops from Noosa to Byron Bay showcasing world class Djembe and Balaphon player Bassidi Koné. Three special performances will include a collaboration with the Hayden Hack INfusion in Byron Bay, Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast.
It has been a year since this man last touch Australian soil and we are very excited to announce that Bassidi Koné will be returning to QLD and NSW this June/July. With a tour starting in the Sunshine Coast and finishing in Byron Bay there is no excuse to miss this amazing talented musician from Mali. There will be workshops and spectacular performances right along the coast including Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Keep updated with more dates and his musical talents via our Facebook page and its not too early to book in for the Sunshine Coast workshops!
Bassidi Koné is a well renowned professional musician of exceptional talent. He is a multi instrumentalists playing traditional Malian instruments like djembe, gnoni (african guitar) and balaphon (african xylophone). He has released two studio albums under the American label Samba Lolo and is in the final stages of his third album. His beautiful songs and melodies are sung in Bambara, Bobo and French. He lives in Mali with his group “Bwazan” which plays internationally and has won many awards. Bassidi travels and performs with many prominent musicians including Grammy award winner Bassekou Kouyate.
Bassidi will be supported by Nathaniel Combs, director of Rhythm Culture a professional percussionist who lives and teachers on the Sunshine Coast. Nathaniel has been teaching and studying African music for 10 years and has travelled to Guinee and Mali in West African to study music.
“It takes more than great talent to create a group like Bwazan. Bassidi Koné has masterfully bred and led a wolf pack of young musicians, staying true to the community origins of Bobo and Bwa music.
The virtuosity of Bwazan comes from the multifaceted performances of each of its members. Each of them works hard at learning and developing the ballet styles of their fathers and the songs of their origin, through collaborative arrangements. This is a rare feat to accomplish. It requires tremendous focus, resolve and diligence, which Bassidi wields through mastery of the djembe, balafon and the songs of tradition. It results in performances that exude freedom and delight audiences all over the world, starting with children of West Africa.”
(Mateja Miljacki – Producer, Samba Lolo Productions, Boston, U.S.A).
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