Neba Solo Video

Artist: NEBA SOLO
Song: "Kenedougou Foly"
Country: MALI

Neba Solo's recent performance on the campus of Harvard University was part of an artist in residence program. Neba's music, though rooted in tradition and played exclusively with acoustic instruments, has modern elements in the style and energy that he brings to his playing. Neba also sings about contemporary themes -- such as the need for vaccination against diseases, issues of democracy and traditional life, and even a call for the end of the traditional practice of "circumsizing" young girls (female genital mutilation). His ensemble, with the help of two dancers, managed to get a stage full of Harvard attendees clapping and dancing...
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