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« Gan sana » means « Every thing has a price ». That folksong from Mali is an occasion to tell sentences like « Nothing comes from nowhere », « the griots don't sing for free », and so on.
Salif Keita, in the time he was a part of the Rail Band, popularised that tune. Therefore, many virtuosos korafolálu adapted it ; for example, the last one, Mamadou DiabateMamadou Diabate is a great korafolá world wide known. Mamadou's father Djelimory played kora, the griot's venerable 21-string harp... Read more. et son cousin Madou Sidiki Diabate.
Famous performers of « Gan sana » :
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