DJ Pick: Eric Bibb and Habib Koité ‘Brothers in Bamako’

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I want to share with you the music of Eric Bibb, an American-born acoustic blues singer who now lives in Europe,and Habib Koité, a Malian-based acoustic guitarist.

Together they have an album called ‘Brothers in Bamako.’

Habib Koité is one of Africa’s most exciting performers.

Here’s the tune ‘Touma Ni Kelen’ and the African-American spiritual’Needed Time.’

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