Amy Koita Views
There is great irony in the fact that I’m actually sitting here writing about a song I used to HATE with a passion when I was a kid. I was deep in my Micheal Jackson phase and wasn’t trying to hear some lady singing about love. The song was released as the first single to Amy Koita’s album Tata Sira in 1986 and to this day, it is still considered one of Mali’s biggest ever hits.
I had the opportunity to make amends for my previous negativity towards the song (cut me some slack I was only 4 years old when this first came out) when I sat at the same table as Amy Koita at a charity event in Bamako in 2007. I was finally able to express to her my newfound affection for “Diarabi”.
Mamaya 1989 Auteur, compositeur, arrangements, chant: Amy Koniuml;ta Choeurs Mariam Kouyat eacute;, Djgeacute;n;eacute;bou Koita Taman Baba Cissoko Cora Bakary Diabat eacute; Balafon Kpeacute;mo Kouyat eacute; Guitare Cheick Oumar Diabatdeacute; N'goni Makan Tounkara Syntheeacute; Kgeacute;mo Kouyatreacute; Samir Naman / Mali K7
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