Amy Koita is a Malian singer working within the Mandé musical tradition of West Africa. Emerging from the griot lineage, her music draws from established praise-song forms and regional storytelling, shaped by the studio arrangements that became prominent during the cassette era across Mali.
The music of Amy Koita carries the flowing vocal phrasing and cyclical melodic patterns characteristic of Mandé music, supported by steady percussion and melodic accompaniment, presented in a direct production style typical of independent regional releases of the time.
A1 Yéko – 5'04
A2 Kya – 5'51
A3 Sarama – 5'46
A4 Bébé – 5'56
B1 Kalo 9 – 4'21
B2 Kady – 5'48
B3 Fali – 7'50
B4 Siraba – 5'35
Amy Koita is a Malian singer working within the Mandé musical tradition of West Africa. Emerging from the griot lineage, her music draws from established praise-song forms and regional storytelling, shaped by the studio arrangements that became prominent during the cassette era across Mali.
The music of Amy Koita carries the flowing vocal phrasing and cyclical melodic patterns characteristic of Mandé music, supported by steady percussion and melodic accompaniment, presented in a direct production style typical of independent regional releases of the time.
A1 Yéko – 5'04
A2 Kya – 5'51
A3 Sarama – 5'46
A4 Bébé – 5'56
B1 Kalo 9 – 4'21
B2 Kady – 5'48
B3 Fali – 7'50
B4 Siraba – 5'35