Ibrahim Hamma Dicko has been played on NTS in shows including June McDoom, featured first on 16 March 2024. Songs played include Achagal.

Born in 1937, Ibrahim Hamma Dicko started singing very early in childhood because he was discovered to be a wonderful interpreter of koranic verses during religious ceremonies.

He settled in Gao, a little town in Mali on the edge of the desert that lies at the feet of the Niger river, between Timbuktu and Niamey.

He started his professional career with a regional band that played in any cultural events. His songs (he has already composed more than a hundred) which reflect the rhythm of…