Awesome Tapes From Africa posts the music of Mariam Bagayoko [1]: Um, yeah. This is scary. The other-worldly pentatonic balafon and its apocalyptic overtones repeat toward infinity, and I can't help but think of Reich's marimba ostinatos and Partch's microtones here.
Mali: The music of Mariam Bagayoko
· Written by Ndesanjo Macha
Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, Mali, Music