Shake That Thing: Oumar Konaté and "Ayéré Yéré"

Today's tune is called Ayéré Yéré and is by Malian electric guitarist Oumar Konaté. Konaté started music at an early age, astounding his hometown of Gao with nightly performances on an old bucket, helmet and drum outside his family's home. He joined the Orchestra of Gao while in high school and accompanied them on their national tour. While in the orchestra, he was introduced to guitar. He went on to enroll in the National Institute of Arts in Bamako and recorded his first album there which brought him to the attention of many artists such as Vieux Farka Touré, Sidi Touré and Khaira Arby. He has performed in numerous festivals all over the globe, and has received accolades worldwide for his music. Ayéré Yéré can be found on his 2014 CD Addoh.

Listen to songs like this and more on the KUNM Global Music Show every Monday night from 10 pm - 1 am Mountain Standard Time. Live streaming, program information and the two-week digital archive can be found at http://www.kunm.org.

Source: http://www.clermontmusic.com/oumar-konate/

The First Word of the Q'uran: Oumar Konaté and "Bisimillah"

Today's tune is by Malian electric guitarist Oumar Konaté and called Bisimillah. Konaté started music at an early age, astounding his hometown of Gao with nightly performances on an old bucket, helmet and drum outside his family's home. He joined the Orchestra of Gao while in high school and accompanied them on their national tour. While in the orchestra, he was introduced to guitar. He went on to enroll in the National Institute of Arts in Bamako and recorded his first album there which brought him to the attention of many artists such as Vieux Farka Touré, Sidi Touré and Khaira Arby. He has performed in numerous festivals all over the globe, and has received accolades worldwide for his music. Bisimillah can be found on his 2014 CD Addoh.

Listen to songs like this and more on the KUNM Global Music Show every Monday night from 10 pm - 1 am Mountain Standard Time. Live streaming, program information and the two-week digital archive can be found at http://www.kunm.org.

Source: http://www.clermontmusic.com/oumar-konate/

The Oath: Oumar Konaté and "Allahidou"

Malian guitar master Oumar Konaté brings us today's random tune. Konaté started music at an early age, astounding his hometown of Gao with nightly performances on an old bucket, helmet and drum outside his family's home. He joined the Orchestra of Gao while in high school and accompanied them on their national tour. While in the orchestra, he was introduced to guitar. He went on to enroll in the National Institute of Arts in Bamako and recorded his first album there which brought him to the attention of many artists such as Vieux Farka Touré, Sidi Touré and Khaira Arby. He has performed in numerous festivals all over the globe, and has received accolades worldwide for his music. This song, Allahidou (The Oath), can be found on his 2014 CD Addoh.

Listen to songs like this and more on the KUNM Global Music Show every Monday night from 10 pm - 1 am Mountain Standard Time. Live streaming, program information and the two-week digital archive can be found at http://www.kunm.org.

Shredding It: Oumar Konaté and "Ma Cherie"

Our random tune for today is by Malian guitar master Oumar Konaté called Ma Cherie. Konaté started music at an early age, astounding his hometown of Gao with nightly performances on an old bucket, helmet and drum outside his family's home. He joined the Orchestra of Gao while in high school and accompanied them on their national tour. While in the orchestra, he was introduced to guitar. He went on to enroll in the National Institute of Arts in Bamako and recorded his first album there which brought him to the attention of many artists such as Vieux Farka Touré, Sidi Touré and Khaira Arby. He has performed in numerous festivals all over the globe, and has received accolades worldwide for his music. The recorded version of Ma Cherie can be found on his 2014 CD Addoh.

Listen to songs like this and more on the KUNM Global Music Show every Monday night from 10 pm - 1 am Mountain Standard Time. Live streaming, program information and the two-week digital archive can be found at http://www.kunm.org.

Jimi Would Totally Jam With Him: Oumar Konaté and "Laissez Nous Tranquille"

The random tune for today will wake you up. It is a hard driving guitar tune by Malian musician Oumar Konaté called Laissez Nous Tranquille (Leave Us Alone). Konaté started music at an early age, astounding his hometown of Gao with nightly performances on an old bucket, helmet and drum outside his family's home. He joined the Orchestra of Gao while in high school and accompanied them on their national tour. While in the orchestra, he was introduced to guitar. He went on to enroll in the National Institute of Arts in Bamako and recorded his first album there which brought him to the attention of many artists such as Vieux Farka Touré, Sidi Touré and Khaira Arby. He has performed in numerous festivals all over the globe, and has received accolades worldwide for his music. The recorded version of Laissez Nous Tranquille can be found on his 2014 CD Addoh.

Tears: Oumar Konaté and "Addoh"

For today's random tune, we have Oumar Konaté from Mali and his song Addoh. Konaté started music at an early age, astounding his hometown of Gao with nightly performances on an old bucket, helmet and drum outside his family's home. He joined the Orchestra of Gao while in high school and accompanied them on their national tour. While in the Orchestra, he was introduced to guitar. He went on to enroll in the National Institute of Arts in Bamako and recorded his first album there which brought him to the attention of many artists such as Vieux Farka Touré, Sidi Touré and Khaira Arby. He has performed in numerous festivals worldwide, and has received accolades worldwide for his music. Addoh is a song about the tears a young girl sheds when she is forced to marry someone she does not love, and can be found on his 2014 CD of the same name. I'm proud to present this video that I shot of his performance at Globalquerque 2014 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Globalquerque 2014 Video 4: Oumar Konaté (Mali) and "Addoh"

Here is Globalquerque's September 20th opener, Oumar Konaté from Mali, on the Plaza Mayor at the National Hispanic Cultural Center. Konaté's passion for music goes back to his childhood when he was impressing classmates performing on a bucket, helmet and drum and leading his own band outside his family's front door. He has performed in Mali's Festival au Desert and toured Europe and the United States with Khaira Arby and Vieux Farka Touré. He started with three songs on acoustic guitar - just after he played this song, he pulled out an electric guitar and really kicked it up a notch with some amazing guitar work.

This was shot on my Samsung Galaxy, and I like how the sound turned out on this particular one. The song is Addoh, which tells of the tears of a young girl as she is sent off to wed a man she does not love.