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Biography
Infobox musical artist| name = Issa Bagayogo| image =| caption =| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist| birth_date = birth year and age|1961| birth_place = Mali | occupation = Musician| genre = World Music | years_active = 1998 - presentIssa Bagayogo (born 1961) is a Mali an musician. He has released four full-length albums all under the record label Six Degrees Records . Bagayogo lends his voice and plays the kamele n'goni (a six-stringed West African instrument similar to a banjo)cite news|url= http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/23/arts/world-music-review-african-traditions-meet-dance-floor-electronica.html|title=African Traditions Meet Dance-Floor …|date=23 July 2002|publisher= The New York Times |accessdate=12 January 2010 | first=Jon | last=Pareles while Yves Wernert is the producer and keyboardist.
Career
Bagayogo blends his native Malian traditions with western pop music and has drawn comparisons to some of the great Malian musicians such asAli Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté .cite news|url= http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-issa-bagayogo-mali-koura-six-degrees-1052181.html|title=Album: Issa Bagayogo, Mali Koura (Six Degrees)|date=5 December 2008|publisher= The Independent |accessdate=12 January 2010 | location=London | first=Andy | last=Gill
Sya , originally released in 1998, was the first album released under Six Degrees Records. The second album is titled Timbuktu , after the Timbuktu|ancient city in Mali . The album covers issues such as racial tolerance, regional pride, and drug abuse among youths. Bagayogo continues 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.
http://www.sixdegreesrecords.com Six Degrees Records Website
Persondata | NAME = Bagayogo, Issa | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Malian musician | DATE OF BIRTH = 1961 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Mali | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Bagayogo, Issa Category:1961 births Category:Living people Category:Malian musicians Category:Wrasse Records artists
