BOUNALY - Dimanche à Bamako LP

First heard by global audiences on Sahel Sounds’ Music from Saharan WhatsApp series, Malian guitar hero Bounaly (the stage name of Ali "Bounaly" Traore) makes his full-length debut with Dimanche à Bamako (“Sunday in Bamako”).

Recorded live on location, the music on Dimanche à Bamako is a mix of regional favourites, traditional standards, and originals.

Long songs with looping rhythms, pounding kick drums, and electric shredding guitars, punctuated by shout-outs to the guests of honour.

A raw and frenetic take on Northern Mali desert sound, playing for the diaspora at a Bamako wedding.