- Mali Empire (National Museum of African Art)
- Mande Studies Association (MANSA)
- Grame Counsel’s extensive discographies of Malian and Guinean music
- Chants et traditions mandingue
- Mali Interactive Project (at Rice University)
- musicmali.com
- Festival of the Desert, Timbuktu, Mali (2007)
- Vanity Fair, “Showtime in the Sahara“
- Baba Salah
- YOUTUBE Channels
HISTORY
HUNTERS HARPS
- Donso ngoni
- Toumani Kone and Lamissa Bengali
- Sekouba Traore
- Sekouba Traore (ORTM)
- Sekouba Traore 2
- Kamalen ngoni
- Soumaila Kone (Bouake, Cote d’Ivoire, 2007)
- Oumou Sangare, “Umu Nana“
- Oumou Sangare, “Ah Ndiya” (original clip) (English translation)
- Simbi
- Boubacar Keita (Djoliba, Mali)
- Amari Kamissoko (Siguiri, Guinea)
- Inauguration into hunter’s society (Kela, Mali)
- Balla Guimba Diakite
KORA
- Alhaji Bai Konte in The Gambia (1978)
- Toumani Diabate
- kora demonstration
- documentary by Claudine Pommier (including construction of the instrument)
- “Fantasie” (solo studio version)
- “Jarabi” demo (WOMAD 2008 New Zealand
- “Jarabi” (Brooklyn, NY, 2007)
- “Cantelowe’s” from Mande Variations (in Spain)
- Toumani Diabate’s Symetric Orchestra
- NY Times travel article on music in Bamako (4/2/2006)
- Playing for Change
- Afrocubism
- “Mali Sadio,” a film by Sophie Comtet Kouyate
- Toumani and Sidiki Diabate (BBC live, Glastonbury, 2014)
- Ballake Sissoko and Sting, “Fragile“
- Mory Kante: morykante.com, bio on RFImusic, “Mariama/Singiya ka di” (1980s)
- Ba Cissoko: Mondo mix video report (kora with effects pedals)
- West African Harps
BALA
- mandebala.net (comprehensive listing of pieces and players)
- Sosso bala in Niagasola, Guinea
- Kora and bala duo (Mamadou Diabate and Mamadou Diabate)
- Djeli Sory Kouyate
- Lassana Diabate and student, “Keme Burema” (polyrhythm at 2:34)
- Famoro Dioubate
- “Sara“
- Abdoulaye Diabate, “Den Ko“
NGONI
- Ngoni demonstration
- Bakary Djan (2 ngonis)
- Bassekou Kouyate
- and Ami Sacko, “I Speak Fula” (St. Louis, Mo, 2010)
- and Ngoni Ba (2008 at G8, London)
- and Ngoni Ba (London)
- and Ngoni Ba (KEXP, Seattle)
- Bazouman Sissoko (rare Malian tv footage)
- Banjo roots
VOCALS
- Kandia Kouyate
- “Walegnouma” (at age 18, Malian tv)
- “Janjon” with Coumba Tounkara (2011, Kita)
- Amy Koita
- Tata Bamba Kouyate, “Sandiya” (orch. shown at 5:30)
- La pétite Amy Diabate
- Baka Dagnon (Bamako concert); at a baptism
- Hawa Drame (1980s, w/ngonis and guitar)
- Sekouba Bambino Diabate
- Fatou Diawara
- “Nterini” (2018)
- In concert in Israel (2013)
- Afrikafestival Hertme (2010)
JEMBE (see Jembe page)
GUITAR/ORCHESTRAS (see Guitar/Orchestras page)
Wassoulou
- BBC Radio 3 World Routes, “Mali’s Songbird, Oumou Sangare” (transcript, produced by Lucy Duran)
- Oumou Sangare with Alicia Keys
- Mamadou and Vanessa Sidibe, “Janjon“