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Marco Mengoni (* 25. Dezember 1988 in Ronciglione) ist ein italienischer Popsänger und ein Sieger der italienischen Ausgabe von The X Factor. Mengoni gewann 2009 die dritte Staffel von The X Factor. Gleich nach dem Erfolg stieg sein Finallied "Dove si vola" auf Platz 1 der italienischen Downloadcharts ein. Die gleichnamige sieben Titel umfassende EP schaffte es auch in die Albumcharts. Im Februar 2010 nahm er mit dem Lied "Credimi ancora" am Sanremo-Festival teil und belegte dort den dritten Platz. Direkt im Anschluss erschien seine zweite 7-Track-EP "Re matto", mit dem er vier Wochen die Charts anführte. Ein Livealbum mit...

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Main Last FM page = Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba Bassekou Kouyaté (born in 1966 in Garana) is a musician from Mali. His band is known as Ngoni ba. He was born in Garana, Barouéli Cercle, 60 kilometres from Ségou in 1966. At the age of 12, he started playing the Ngoni. In the late 80's he moved to the capital Bamako. Kouyaté's debut album Segu Blue was released internationally in 2007 by Out Here Records and distributed in the U.K. by Proper Music Distribution. The album was produced by Lucy Durán. He has also appeared on a number of...

Taj Mahal describes him as a genius, a living proof that the blues comes from the region of Segu. Bassekou Kouyate is one of Mali's best-known Ngoni players. He has collaborated with many important traditional musicians of his country as well as international such as Carlos Santana, U2 among many many others. Most recently he is featured on Ali Farkas posthumous album 'Savane' and toured with him leaving a lasting impression on the audience as the bands solo ngoni player. Bassekou was born in a village called Garana about 60 kms from Segu, in the remote countryside on the banks...