Bassekou Kouyat� is a musician from Mali. His band is known as Ngoni ba. He was born in Garana, Barou�li Cercle, 60 kilometres from S�gou in 1966. At the age of 12, he started playing the Ngoni. In the late 1980s he moved to the capital Bamako. Kouyat�'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 Dur�n. He has also appeared on a number of albums by Toumani Diabat� and has performed in several European countries. In 2010, Kouyat� has been on tour with B�la Fleck. Kouyat�'s wife, Amy Sacko, is also a successful solo artist and sings lead in his band. His father Mustapha Kouyat� was a ngoni player and his mother Yagar� Damba was a praise singer. Kouyate, together with wife Sacko and Ngoni Ba, appeared at The 2013 Proms. 

January 1st, 1966 in Barouéli Cercle (Age 58)