Mamady Ijalit Keita

[James]

Who is Mamady Ijat Keita? I keep coming across him because he's one of few African artists to have mp3s for sale on Amazon. Is he "Petite Mamady", or just yet another Mamady Keita?

[michi]

He is not Petite Mamady, as far as I know. Certainly, the video footage I've seen of Petite Mamady and suggests that he's a different person--the footage doesn't match the image on Mamady Ijalit Keïta CD:

African Drums - Traditional Mandingue Rhythms

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BTW, it's Mamady Ijalit Keïta. (Note the spelling of his middle name).

Cheers,

Michi.

[bubudi]

there must be thousands of mamady keitas in west africa. ijalit is not very well known although i recall the hype on his cd being impressive at the time. if my memory serves me right he is from kankan. a decent djembe player, but the sound quality is near unlistenable. save your money.

[michi]

I agree--the CD is so-so only.

Cheers,

Michi.

[James]

yea, haven't even heard a single tone... and the duns are real hard to make out. Who ever's promoting him is switched on though.

He's on Amazon and also Spotify.

[bops]

No, that's not Petit Mamady.

What a strange image.... a Maasai woman standing in front of Mt. Kilimanjaro, and a cheap-o bongo, with the words Traditional Mandingue Rhythms. Cover art fail.

[e2c]

There are a couple of CDs out, or actually, I think it might be the same CD, but with different cover art. Both show Masai people.