Bloomington, USA - Malian star, Habib Koité, has a brand new double CD, Foly! Live Around the World recorded live. The CD is to be released on January 13 and features Habib live in concert around the world with the all-star outfit Bamada backing him up on extended and reworked versions of many of his most popular songs.

Habib is known for his unique approach to playing the guitar. He tunes his instrument to the pentatonic scale and plays on open strings as one would on a kamale n’goni. Unlike the jelis (also known as griots), his singing style is restrained and intimate with varying cadenced rhythms and melodies.

Tour dates:

01/30/2004, Fri Community Center, Sebastopol, CA,

01/31/2004, Sat Rio Theatre, Santa Cruz, CA,

02/01/2004, Sun Conga Room, Los Angeles, CA,

02/03/2004, Tue Campbell Hall, Santa Barbara, CA,

02/04/2004, Wed Cerritos Center, Cerritos, CA,

02/07/2004, Sat Stewart Theatre, Raleigh, NC,

02/10/2004, Tue McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ,

02/11/2004, Wed Gilbert Grosvenor Auditorium, Washington, DC,

02/13/2004, Fri Cummings Arts Center, New London, CT

02/15/2004, Sun Somerville Theatre, Somerville, MA

02/16/2004, Mon Iron Horse Northhampton, MA

02/17/2004, Tue Annenburg Center, Philadelphia, PA

02/19/2004, Thu Finney Chapel, Oberlin, OH

02/20/2004, Fri Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, IL

02/21/2004, Sat Stephen B. Humphrey Theater, Collegeville, MN

02/22/2004, Sun Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis, MN

02/24/2004, Tue The Ark, Ann Arbor, MI

02/27/2004, Fri Bomhard Theatre, Louisville, KY