Malian guitarist Habib Koité is one of Africa’s most popular and recognized musicians. Habib Koité was born in 1958 in Thiès, a Senegalese town situated on the railway line connecting Dakar to Niger, ...

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, ...

World Music Institute and City Winery will co-present the return of Malian guitar legend Habib Koité to NYC, in his first appearance on a New York stage since before 2020. Hailing from the musically ...

MARION -- Habib Koité and the African Jam Band will entertain crowds with unique guitar playing at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 1, in Marion Cultural & Civic Center. Habib tunes the guitar to the ...

Bonnie Raitt strapped on a Fender guitar deep into Habib Koite's set and immediately drew upon the Mali-to-Mississippi connection that Ry Cooder and Ali Farka Toure explored at the beginning of the ...

The distance between Memphis, Tennessee, and Bamako, Mali, West Africa, is geographically large, but last night that distance in musical terms was no more than the three feet separating Eric Bibb and ...

Renowned singer-composer Habib Wahid and Atiya Anisha have once again teamed up for the new duet, "Tor Adorey", which was released yesterday on YouTube. The song, written by Amita Karmoker, has been ...

With Colorado’s just-passed statewide smoking ban prompting threats of legal challenges, Habib Koité — headliner of Putumayo’s Acoustic Africa tour — may inadvertently add fuel to the debate with his ...

Renowned musician Habib Wahid is known for his fusion of techno and folk music. Over the decade, he has enthralled his audiences with his modern and unique musical compositions. In this week’s ...

Producer, model, and actor Apple Ahmmed is releasing a new music video with popular singer Habib Wahid. The video is directed by Rayhan Sharif. Apple confirmed the shooting will be in Maldives. Apple ...

The much anticipated music video Mon Ghumay Re from Habib Wahid’s new album finally gets a release date sanctioned on August 16. The singer made the announcement via Facebook yesterday saying, “Really ...