Established the day after the Independence of
Mali
Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the List of African countries by area, eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of over . The country is bordered to the north by Algeria, to the east b ...
in 1961, l’Ensemble instrumental national is an orchestra of traditional
Mali
Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the List of African countries by area, eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of over . The country is bordered to the north by Algeria, to the east b ...
an music and song.
Its mission is to maintain and give value to the heritage of Malian forms of music and song.
Repertoire
*Duga : (Hymn of bravery)
*Maliba : (Glory to Mali)
*Mamaya
*Soweto (a memory of Soweto)
*Sogo : (hymn for the hunters, symbols of honesty and bravery)
*Soundiata : (Mandingue Epic)
*Dâ Monzon : (Bambaran Epic)
*Sosso : (to encourage joy, happiness, and love)
*Taara : (homage to bravery)
*Sécurité : (homage to the army)
*Janjo : (homage to bravery)
*Musolu : (homage to women)
*Cedo : (homage to bravery)
*Bamba Niaré : Jatigiya (Hospitality)
Tours
*1961 : Artistic tour in USSR
*1964 : Animation Salon International de POCORA/Pris (France)
*1964 : Festival des Arts Nègres à Dakar (Sénégal)
*1977 : Festival Mondial des Arts Nègres (FESTAC.77)
*1978 : Algeria
*1979 : Festival in Guinea (Conakry)
*1979 : France, Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands
*1980 : Niger
*1983 : China, Korea, and USSR
*1986 : Korea
*1987 : Festival in Libya
*1996 : Festival Republic of Congo-Brazzaville (FESPAM)
*1997 : New Orleans Jazz Festival (USA) and performance in New York
*1999 : 4th Annual « Roots Festival à Banjul » (Gambia)
*2000 : Malian Fair in Paris
*2000 : CAN at Accra (Ghana)
*2001 : Faire at the Gallery Fayette-Paris
*2002 : Dakar (Sénégal)
*2003 : Night of solidarity and intégration (Ouagadougou)
*2003 : Folklife Festival in Washington, DC
Prizes
*1963 : Medal for the Folklore of National Theater at Paris.
*1966 : Gold medal (first prize) at the Festival of Black Arts at Dakar
*1969 : Gold medal (first prize) at the Pan-African Arts Festival in Algier (Algeria)
*1995 : Gold medal of Melody at Johannesburg (Fair Afro-Arabe)
Instruments
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Kora
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Balafon
The balafon (pronounced , or, by analogy with ''xylophone'' etc., ) is a gourd-resonated xylophone, a type of struck idiophone. It is closely associated with the neighbouring Mandé peoples, Mandé, Bwaba Bobo people, Bobo, Senufo people, Seno ...
*Flute
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N’Goni
The ngoni (also written ''ngɔni'', ''n'goni'', or ''nkoni'') is a traditional West African string instrument. Its body is made of wood or calabash with dried animal (often goat) skin head stretched over it. The ngoni, which can produce fast mel ...
*N’Polon
*Kamalen N’Goni
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Dundun
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Soku
A soku () is a traditional West African instrument used in a type of music called Wassoulou which originated in the Wasulu region of southwest Mali
Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the ...
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Djembé
A djembe or jembe ( ; from Maninka language, Malinke ''jembe'' , N'Ko script, N'Ko: ) is a rope-tuned skin-covered goblet drum played with bare hands, originally from West Africa.
According to the Bambara people in Mali, the name of the djembe ...
Discography
*One Album, 33 Days
*Epopée Mandingue
*Epopée Bambara
*Musolu
References
External links
A TV recording
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Malian musical groups