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Habib Koité
Malian guitarist, singer and griot
Senegal • b. 1958-01-27
Habib Koité is credited on 29 releases across 25 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1996–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
29
Pressings credited
25
Albums
4
Decades active
3
In collections
Biography
Habib Koité (Bambara: ߤߊߓߌߓ ߞߎߥߊߕߍ, romanized: Habib Kuwatɛ, born 1958 in Thiès, Senegal) is a Senegalian-born Malian musician, singer, songwriter and griot based in Mali. His band, Bamada, was a supergroup of West African musicians, which included Kélétigui Diabaté on balafon. Coming from a noble lineage of Khassonké griots, Koité is known for developing a distinctive guitar style that blends traditional Malian musical forms with elements of blues and Afro-Cuban music, while maintaining strong roots in Mali’s regional rhythms and cultural traditions.
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Credited work
29 releases · 25 albums · active 1996–2025
- Performance · 51
- Other credits · 6
- Production · 4
Studios: Studio Gil Evans · Studio Caraïbes · Studio Yeleen · Bamako's French Cultural Centre
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