For more than three decades the Super Rail Band has literally electrified the traditional Mande music of Mali, adapting music made for the kora for an almost orchestral dance band. Founded in 1971 as ...

Despite recent forays onto the North American concert stage under the leadership of guitarist Djelima Dytounkara, the Super Rail Band's seminal role in the development of modern Malian music is today ...

Balla et ses Balladins / Issa Bagayogo / Rail Band: electric-roots at their best, and worst article by Chris May, published on August 3, 2008 at All About Jazz. Find more African Jazz articles ...

The Super Rail Band’s bassist broke a string one song in, and everything stopped. After a minute he strolled offstage with the two vocalists, the rhythm guitarist, and the djembe drummer, leaving ...