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Past Seasons Archive > 2008 Concert Season > Concert 6


Concert 6
October 19, 2008 • 4:00 P.M.

Feel The Heat

Big Rapids High School Auditorium, Big Rapids, MIarrow Map

Presented by
Ferris State University
Office of the President


Guest Artists Appearing with Edward Mallett:

Mady KouyateMADY KOUYATE Born in Dakar, Senegal, Mady Kouyate is a descendent of the Kouyate family of Dialolu, oral historians and musicians of Manding traditions that have honored West Africa for centuries, through their family tradition and artistry of music and verse that records the history of West African societies. Since adolescence, Mady Kouyate began the process of learning the tradition of his ancestral heritage, playing the 21-string kora. At the age of 16 he relocated to Bamako,Mali where he continued his study of kora music and the Diali (griot) tradition with virtuoso artist, Toumani Diabate. In 1993, he began his studies of music L'Institut National des Arts (National Institute of the Arts) in Bamako, Mali.

Under Diabate's tutoring, Mady Kouyate began his professional career at the age of 19, performing with Diabate and other great artists of the Diali tradition throughout West Africa in the countries of Mali, Senegal, Burkina Faso, and Cote d'Ivoire. Mady Kouyate made in his first international tour in 2000, performing in 15 states throughout the United States and since numerous appearances nationally and internationally. Mady Kouyate currently resides in Michigan with his wife and three children. Mady presently performs as a solo artist and with his ensemble, The Heat of Africa, as well as with the Kouyate Family, and the Manding Griot Ensemble. arrow Website

Bernie DreselTHE HEAT OF AFRICA Take a journey across the seas with this amazing Mandinka Jazz band. This group lead by Djely Mady Kouyate features the Kora, a 21-stringed African harp from Senegal, West Africa. These melodies are from the times of the Mandinka empire and have been preserved by Mady and his family for centuries. Ease into this ethnic music that is soothing and sweet, firery and uplifting and choose from many styles and formats. Mady Kouyate’s Heat of Africa is a precious archive brought right here to Michigan from the coast of the great continent of Africa.