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Sorry Bamba

Sorry Bamba has been played on NTS over 10 times, featured on 14 episodes and was first played on 18 January 2014.

Sorry Bamba was born in 1938 in Mopti — “The Venice of Mali” — a city whose setting at the confluence of the Niger and Bani rivers made it a true cultural crossroads. This diversity sparked an unsinkable curiosity and passion for learning that characterizes Sorry’s career to this day.

Sorry Bamba’s father was a noble, and a veteran of the Emperor Samory Touré’s army. In Mali’s caste-based society, this meant that he was forbidden to play music, an art reserved exclusively for griots….

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Yayoroba
Sorry Bamba
Songhoï Records1977
Yayoroba
Sorry BambaSonghoï Records1977
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Sokatraf
Sory Bamba Du Mali
Sacko Production1982
Sokatraf
Sory Bamba Du MaliSacko Production1982
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Sékou Amadou
Sorry Bamba
Thrill Jockey2011
Sékou Amadou
Sorry BambaThrill Jockey2011
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Mayel
Sory Bamba Du Mali
Sonafric1979
Mayel
Sory Bamba Du MaliSonafric1979
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Sayouwé
Sorry Bamba
Thrill Jockey2011
Sayouwé
Sorry BambaThrill Jockey2011
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Yayoroba
Sorry Bamba
Thrill Jockey2011
Yayoroba
Sorry BambaThrill Jockey2011
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Serre
Kante Manfila, Sorry Bamba
Oriki Music2008
Serre
Kante Manfila, Sorry BambaOriki Music2008
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Air Afrique
Kante Manfila, Sorry Bamba
Oriki Music2008
Air Afrique
Kante Manfila, Sorry BambaOriki Music2008
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Yayoroba
Sory Bamba
Mr Bongo2017
Yayoroba
Sory BambaMr Bongo2017
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Mayel
Sory Bamba Du Mali
Africa Seven2016
Mayel
Sory Bamba Du MaliAfrica Seven2016
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