Habib Koite
- Type
- Solo artist
- Styles
- world music, music of Africa
Habib Koite is a Malian singer and musician whose work draws on world music and African music. Born in Thiès in 1958, he released his first album, Muso Ko, in 1995.
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Habib Koite has played London before. Last time: Rich Mix, November 2026.
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Profile
- Latest album
- Kharifa (2018)
- Born
- 1958 · Thiès
- Origin
- Mali
- Active since
- 1995
About — The artist
Habib Koité (Bambara: ߤߊߓߌߓ ߞߎߥߊߕߍ, romanized: Habib Kuwatɛ, born 1958 in Thiès, Senegal) is a Senegalian-born Malian musician, singer, songwriter and griot based in Mali. His band, Bamada, was a supergroup of West African musicians, which included Kélétigui Diabaté on balafon.
Coming from a noble lineage of Khassonké griots, Koité is known for developing a distinctive guitar style that blends traditional Malian musical forms with elements of blues and Afro-Cuban music, while maintaining strong roots in Mali’s regional rhythms and cultural traditions.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article “Habib Koité” (en), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Discography
- Muso Ko 1995
- Acoustic Africa In Concert 2011
- Brothers in Bamako 2012
- Soô 2014
- Kharifa 2018