Kasse Mady

Mady was born into the musical Diabate family, performing traditional music as a youth for ceremonies. In 1972, at the insistence of the government, he gave up a farming career to join the state Orchestre Badema as their lead singer, remaining with them for the next 12 years and performing traditionally-based material with a modern sound. In 1983, he left for a solo career, pursuing the same goal ...more