Bassekou Kouyate @ Oregon Zoo | Wednesday Zoo Tunes
July 20, 2010 — PDXPIPELINEFrom our partners at Oregon Zoo:
Bassekou Kouyate
Oregon Zoo
Portland, OR
Wed, Jul 21, 2010 07:00 PM
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What's Bassekou Kouyate, a West African ngoni virtuoso, doing on Sub Pop, the Seattle record label that brought you Nirvana and Soundgarden? Who knows, but we're glad he'll be spending some time here in the Northwest. Kouyate's been playing the ngoni, a lute-like ancestor of the banjo, since he was a kid in his native Mali. His dazzling musicianship has won him fans the world over — including the likes of Eric Clapton, Taj Mahal, Bonnie Raitt and Bono.
Related: 2010 Oregon Zoo Summer Concert Series Announced
Video: Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba – Ladon @ Royal Albert Hall
