Habib Koite

High Line Ballroom

Tue, Mar 16 @ 8:00 PM

Malian guitarist Habib Koit� is one of Africa�s most popular and recognized musicians.

Habib Koit� was born in 1958 in Thi�s, a Senegalese town situated on the railway line connecting Dakar to Niger, where his father worked on the construction of the tracks. Six months after his birth, the Koit� family returned to the regional capital of west Mali, Kayes, and then to Bamako. Habib comes from a noble line of Khassonk� griots, traditional troubadors who provide wit, wisdom and musical entertainment at social gatherings and special events. Habib grew up surrounded by seventeen brothers and sisters, and developed his unique guitar style accompanying his griot mother. He inherited his passion for music from his paternal grandfather who played the kamele n�goni, a traditional four-stringed instrument associated with hunters from the Wassolou region of Mali. "Nobody really taught me to sing or to play the guitar," explains Habib, "I watched my parents, and it washed off on me."

Details and Ticketing

ticket prices:	$25.00
venue:	High Line Ballroom
venue address:	431 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011
venue bio:	A new 700-ish capacity venue in Chelsea next door to a steak restaurant in Chelsea. More of a club vibe than concert hall, drinks are a little pricey, but the ambiance is good.
members' rating of venue:	N/R
mass transport:	A,C,E to West 14th St.