Afel Bocoum (Mali)

ARTIST INFORMATION | Afel Bocoum

Country of Origin: Mali

Domain of expertise: Performance

AKMA Cycle Year: 2022 Cycle

Status: Laureate

ABOUT

Afel Bocoum is a singer, composer, and guitar player from Niafunké, a town in northern Mali famous for its ‘desert blues’. He has a multi-ethnic background and sings in three local languages: Sonrai, Fulfuldé, and Tamashek.


Trained as an agricultural advisor, Bocoum

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