Habib Koité of Mali was born one of 18 children into a long line of griots, traditional African storytellers, but his verse in the family history would take a modern turn. Like the guitar he plays, ...

Habib Koite & Eric Bibb perform "With My Maker I Am One" on Musicology: Encore. 21st-century Malian griot Habib Koite and new world bluesman Eric Bibb join the rhythms of their guitars and voices for ...

Habib Koite. Photo by Dirk Leunis. With all the turmoil that has hit Mali since singing guitar master Habib Koité's last recording, it is no wonder that his February 25, 2014 release, titled Soô ...

Malian guitarist Habib Koite has been compared to Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughn. Rolling Stone magazine has called him Mali’s biggest pop star. Koite’s musical education began at a young age; ...

Tonight the veteran Malian musician Habib Koité performs at Northwestern University’s Pick-Staiger Hall in support of a brand-new album, Soô (Contre Jour), released just Tuesday. Koité is a regular ...

Sometimes a good idea is really a good idea. And so it is that Habib Koite and Eric Bibb got together for this release. Eric Bibb is an American blues singer/songwriter who is proficient on both the ...

Among the constellation of extraordinary musicians from Mali on the scene today, Habib Koité stands out for his unerring melodic instinct and the sense of intimacy that his songs carry. “Soô” upholds ...

Last year, Jenny Lewis released her excellent all-star album On The Line, played a whole lot of live shows, and launched her own strain of weed. We can't possibly expect her to be that busy in 2020, ...

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*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Habib Koité. Handout photo Habib Koité and his band have stopped for coffee and gas somewhere in northern Iowa, heading toward a ...

Habib Koite. Photo by Dirk Leunis. With all the turmoil that has hit Mali since singing guitar master Habib Koité's last recording, it is no wonder that today's February 25, 2014 release, titled Soô ...