Jarafoli - Music

Soungalo Coulibaly 1955 - 2004 A Malian Drummer. Coulibaly Was Brought Up In The Purest Bambara Tradition. His Father Was Head Of The Village Of Béléko About A Hundred Kilometres From Ségou In The Baninko Region Southern Mali Like Most Traditional Drummers He Gained His First Musical Experience At A Very Early Age By Accompanying Work In The Fields And Playing At Village Celebrations On The Bara And The Sabani. He Left Béléko For Fana Then For Côte D'Ivoire And Taught Himself To Play The Djembe Seizing Every Opportunity To Accompany The Djembefola He Met At Celebrations And Adopting Their Music. When He Moved To Bouaké Côte D'Ivoire In The Mid-1970s He Immediately Earned A Name For Himself Through His Remarkable Musicality And His Ability To Adapt To All Sorts Of Different Styles. Those Same Qualities Led To Recognition In Europe Where He Regularly Presented Concerts With His Group As Well As Giving Courses. His Three Previous CDs Are Regarded As References By His Peers. Soungalo Died In 2004. Wikipedia Http //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Soungalo_Coulibaly read less