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Issa Bagayogo

イサ・バガヨゴ　/　いさ・ばがよご

American musician

January 1, 1961 – October 10, 2016　・　Mali, United States

musician
singer

My Take

Issa Bagayogo is the kind of artist I keep returning to. There's something quietly radical about fusing the ancient kamele n'goni with Yves Wernert's electronic production, and Bagayogo pulled it off without ever sounding gimmicky. To me his voice carried the dust and devotion of Mali in equal measure, grounding all the synthetic textures in something deeply human. Four albums isn't a huge catalogue, but each one feels considered rather than churned out. His death in 2016 cut short a sound that bridged tradition and the dancefloor, and I think his understated, rooted style deserves far more listeners than it ever got.

Overview

Issa Bagayogo (1961 – 10 October 2016) was a Malian musician. He released four full-length albums all under the record label Six Degrees Records. Bagayogo lent his voice and played the kamele n'goni (a six-stringed West African instrument similar to a banjo) while Yves Wernert was the producer and keyboardist. Bagayogo died after a long illness on 10 October 2016.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Issa Bagayogo
Name (Japanese): イサ・バガヨゴ
Reading: いさ・ばがよご
Born: January 1, 1961 – October 10, 2016
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Ox
Origin: Mali, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: musician / singer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

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Children: Private
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4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%82%AC%E3%83%A8%E3%82%B4

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