Africa Beat's Armando Conte met with Bassekou Kouyate, the incredible Ngoni player from Mali, to talk about winning the 2008 BBC 3 World Music Award, playing Glastonbury, and the stories behind his album 'I Speak Fula'.

Africa Beat: Interview with Bassekou Kouyate

A radio and TV veteran in his native Guinea-Bissau, Armando Conte presents traditional and modern music of the African continent with guests and special programmes dedicated to African artists and scholars visiting the SOAS campus. Special interviews have included: Baaba Maal, Ismael Beah and Bassekou Kouyate.

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Africa Beat: Interview with Bassekou Kouyate

Africa Beat: Interview with Bassekou Kouyate