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Succession des vagues de talents 
L'histoire de l'EINM a commencé avec des virtuoses comme Sidiki Diabaté
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chool of excellence, symbol of the artistic and cultural unit of Mali, the national instrumental Ensemble is a monument of the Malian music. It has been for a long time a required step towards an
artistic career. Except Salif Keita The national instrumental Ensemble (EINM) was the first formation created, in 1961, by the president Modibo Kéita, the charismatic father of the independence of Mali. His ambition was to emphasize the extraordinary cultural inheritance of the country. "The Ensemble has the role of prospecting, of indexing and of emphasizing the extraordinary heritage of Mali in the field of the music and of the song", explains its artistic director, M. Massambou Wélé Diallo. The first director of the Ensemble, N'fa Bourama Sacko, was initially charged to recruit the most talented elements of each of the numerous traditions. It was then necessary to coordinate the various musical forms, to tune the instruments which did not use to rub shoulders, and to integrate the whole in a graduated spectacle; an arrangement contrary to the traditional performances where improvisation was the main rule. Floret of the artistic creativity of Mali, national pride, the group merges with the history of independent Mali. Indeed, from the official ceremonies of the great meetings to the celebration of the world Days (health, women, children...) passing by the Nights of solidarity and the official dinners, it is associated to all the great events of this country. The talent of these artists did not seduce only in Mali because the formation has had a great notoriety since the first years of its creation; a notoriety which shows through a huge prize list and several tours in Africa (Guinea-Conakry, Algeria, Niger, Libya, Ghana, Gambia, Senegal...), in Asia (China, Korea...), in Europe (France, Germany, Nederland, Switzerland, the ex-USSR...) and even in America (the United States...) to take part in prestigious festivals. Such so talented artists...
The history of the EINM started with virtuosities like Sidiki Diabate, Batourou Sekou Kouyate, Bréhima Kouyaté, Loutigui Diabaté, Solo Diabaté, Saran Kanouté, Fanta Damba Koroba, Waldé Damba, Nantenendiè Kamissoko, Saranfing Kouyaté, Mogontafé Sacko, Orakya Kouyaté, Djelimadi Diabaté. Many of these pioneers have today eclipsed from the scene of music or even of life. Fortunately, that from the Seventies, they passed the torch and especially their enthusiasm for this noble and exciting mission to the new wave, also very talented, composed of Tata Bambo Kouyaté, Awa Dramé, Wandé Kouyaté, Amy Koita, Kandia Kouyaté, Coumba Sidibé, Maïmouna Damba, Djéli Mady Sissoko... well-known Stars of the Malian music managed at the time by Harouna Barry who came from the company of Kayes to assume the technical direction. In 1987, Harouna Barry passes the spectrum of artistic management to the maestro Massambou Wélé Diallo. The music bachelor continues the saga with Babili Kanouté and Mamadou Kouyaté (Kora), Modibo Diabaté (Balafon), Binèfou Koïta (n'goni), Mamadou Diallo (flute), Mahamane Cissé (soku), Siriman Sissoko (dundunba), Mohamed Tounkara (dundunba and djembé) and Abdoulaye Koné (n'tamani). The vocal section is animated by Nafissatou Maïga "Fissa", Souadou Soumano, Saranfing Kouyaté, Mbamakan Doumbia, Djénéba Doumbia, Bintou Sidibé, Adama Sacko, Amy Diabaté, Bintou Kouyaté and Diawoye Soumano. The technique is ensured by Youssouf Sissoko.
All these members of the EINM, which repertory is a clever synthesis of all the music style of Mali, are recruited through competition according to needs of the formation "We can for example need a Soninke singer or a Fulani flutist. We then organize a competition between the applicants and the best integrates the instrumental ensemble ", explains Massambou Wélé Diallo. Its members are mainly conventioneers. But, one finds also some contractual and three civil servant among which the artistic director. « We recently organized a competition. The results are satisfying, almost all the members will soon have the status of civil servants », promises Massambou. Saga continues in a good manner. The rewards succeed to the tours which take their sources in original compositions. Last July, the instrumental Ensemble took part in the Festival of African culture of Kanilaï (native village of the president of Gambia, Yaya Djamet) from where it returned with a gold medal, one more international recognition before its unforgettable show in the Folkife Festival of Washington where Mali was the official guest this year. In the EINM, generations pass without giving time to erode the specificity of the band which is the talents of the members and originality of the compositions inspired from the traditional sources of the Malian culture. Let us guarantee that the future generations that already knock at the door of the Ensemble, will be able to maintain the primarily fundamental values.
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Immense artiste malien, ancien membre du groupe
du Buffet de la Gare du Rail Band, Salif Keita a beaucoup contribué au formidable essor de la world music... Lire la suite.
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Sekou Kouyaté fut un très grand korafolá du Mali... Lire la suite.
L'ensemble instrumental national (EINM) a été la première formation créée, en 1961, par le président Modibo Kéita, le charismatique père de l'indépendance du Mali. Son ambition était de mettre
en valeur l'extraordinaire patrimoine culturel du pays. « L'Ensemble a pour mission de prospecter, répertorier et mettre en valeur l'héritage prodigieux du Mali dans le domaine de la musique et de la
chanson », explique son directeur artistique, M. Massambou Wélé Diallo.
