Issa Bagayogo (1961 – 10 October 2016) was a

Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...

an musician. He released four full-length albums all under the record label Six Degrees Records. Bagayogo lent his voice and played the kamele n'goni (a six-stringed West African instrument similar to a banjo) while Yves Wernert was the producer and keyboardist. Bagayogo died after a long illness on 10 October 2016.Malian music in mourning: Techno Issa Issa Bagayogo said bows
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Career

Bagayogo blended his native Malian traditions with western pop music and drew comparisons to some of the great Malian musicians such as

Ali Farka Touré Ali Ibrahim "Ali Farka" Touré (31 October 1939 – 6 March 2006) was a Malian singer and multi-instrumentalist, and one of the African continent's most internationally renowned musicians. His music blends traditional Malian music and its deriv ...

and Toumani Diabaté. ''Sya'', originally released in 1998, was the first album released under Six Degrees Records. The second album is titled ''Timbuktu'', after the ancient city in Mali. The album covers issues such as racial tolerance, regional pride, and drug abuse among youths. Bagayogo continued his fusion of his native African style music with electronic beats on this album. In 2004, Bagayogo released his album called ''Tassoumakan'', which means "voice of fire", followed by ''Mali Koura'' in 2008.

Discography

* ''Sya'' (1999) Six Degrees Records * ''Timbuktu'' (2002) Six Degrees Records * ''Tassoumakan'' (2004) Six Degrees Records * ''Mali Koura'' (2008) Six Degrees Records

References

External links

Six Degrees Records Website
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