Guitari Baro

Virtuoso griots Meet three masterful griot musicians from Mali and Guinea. Together they form an innovative and virtuoso trio with two guitars and a balafon – similar to a xylophone. Their music is rooted in the ancient Mandé tradition, but also breathes influences from desert blues, Congolese rumba, jazz and Cuban music. You have to hear it to believe it. West African guitars What began during their first meeting in Dakar in 2024 grew into an intense and groundbreaking collaboration. Each of them is a virtuoso artist within their family tradition, but together they create unexpected extra fireworks. When the guitar was introduced to their region in the 1930s, the balafon players of the time adopted the instrument. This resulted in a unique guitar style, which is still linked to the melodic power of the xylophone. It is this connection that Guitari Baro now explores in a contemporary narrative. For fans of Toumani Diabaté, Ali Farka Touré, Trio Da Kali Guitari Baro Lassana Diabaté (balafon), Gaoussou Kouyaté (acoustic guitar), Kerfala Diabaté (acoustic and electric guitar)