associated_acts birth_place name background birth_date article_title birth_name occupation
kassemady diabaté , mandé foli bamako , mali mah damba solo_singer 1965 mah damba
 mah sissoko griot , singer
mah damba

mah damba -lrb- born mah sissoko in bamako , mali , 1965 -rrb- is a traditional griot singer .
she comes from a family of griots : her father , djeli baba sissoko -lrb- not to be confused with the younger musician baba sissoko -rrb- , was a griot and her aunt , fanta damba , is also considered a top vocalist .
early in her career , she was part of kassemady diabaté 's ensemble , and later was part of mandé foli .
she recorded two solo albums , `` nyarela '' -lrb- buda/musique du monde -rrb- in 1997 and `` djelimousso , mali : the voice of the mande '' -lrb- trema/sony -rrb- in 2000 , as contributed three tracks to `` the divas from mali '' -lrb- world network -rrb- in 1998 .
in 1999 , she contributed vocals to one track on composer jonathan elias ' international choral project , `` the prayer cycle '' .
her band is composed of traditional instruments , such as the ngoni -lrb- played by her husband mamaye kouyaté -rrb- , kora -lrb- played by djeli moussa diawara -rrb- and bala -lrb- played by lansiné kouyaté -rrb- .
