L'Ensemble Instrumental National
Established the day after the Independence of Mali in 1961, l'Ensemble instrumental national is an orchestra of traditional Malian music and song.
Its mission is to maintain and give value to the heritage of Malian forms of music and song.
Repertoire
- Duga :
- Maliba :
- Mamaya
- Soweto
- Sogo :
- Soundiata :
- Dâ Monzon :
- Sosso :
- Taara :
- Sécurité :
- Janjo :
- Musolu :
- Cedo :
- Bamba Niaré : Jatigiya
Tours
- 1961 : Artistic tour in USSR
- 1964 : Animation Salon International de POCORA/Pris
- 1964 : Festival des Arts Nègres à Dakar
- 1977 : Festival Mondial des Arts Nègres
- 1978 : Algeria
- 1979 : Festival in Guinea
- 1979 : France, Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands
- 1980 : Niger
- 1983 : China, Korea, and USSR
- 1986 : Korea
- 1987 : Festival in Libya
- 1996 : Festival Republic of Congo-Brazzaville
- 1997 : New Orleans Jazz Festival and performance in New York
- 1999 : 4th Annual « Roots Festival à Banjul »
- 2000 : Malian Fair in Paris
- 2000 : CAN at Accra
- 2001 : Faire at the Gallery Fayette-Paris
- 2002 : Dakar
- 2003 : Night of solidarity and intégration
- 2003 : Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C.
Prizes
- 1963 : Medal for the Folklore of National Theater at Paris
- 1966 : Gold medal at the Festival of Black Arts at Dakar
- 1969 : Gold medal at the Pan-African Arts Festival in Algier
- 1995 : Gold medal of Melody at Johannesburg
Instruments
Discography
- One Album, 33 Days
- Epopée Mandingue
- Epopée Bambara
- Musolu