{"id":22263,"date":"2025-05-28T17:30:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T15:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nandi.info\/?p=22263"},"modified":"2025-05-28T17:35:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T15:35:55","slug":"afel-bocoum-artiste-musicien-une-nouvelle-formation-pour-poursuivre-la-conquete-du-showbiz-mondial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nandi.info\/?p=22263","title":{"rendered":"Afel Bocoum, artiste musicien\u00a0: Une nouvelle formation pour poursuivre la conqu\u00eate du showbiz mondial"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/nandi.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Afel-Bocoum-un-talent-pur-qui-reve-de-simposer-dans-le-showbiz-mondial-comme-son-mentor-feu-Ali-Farka-Toure-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nandi.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Afel-Bocoum-un-talent-pur-qui-reve-de-simposer-dans-le-showbiz-mondial-comme-son-mentor-feu-Ali-Farka-Toure-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nandi.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Afel-Bocoum-un-talent-pur-qui-reve-de-simposer-dans-le-showbiz-mondial-comme-son-mentor-feu-Ali-Farka-Toure-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nandi.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Afel-Bocoum-un-talent-pur-qui-reve-de-simposer-dans-le-showbiz-mondial-comme-son-mentor-feu-Ali-Farka-Toure-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nandi.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Afel-Bocoum-un-talent-pur-qui-reve-de-simposer-dans-le-showbiz-mondial-comme-son-mentor-feu-Ali-Farka-Toure-1170x614.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/nandi.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Afel-Bocoum-un-talent-pur-qui-reve-de-simposer-dans-le-showbiz-mondial-comme-son-mentor-feu-Ali-Farka-Toure-585x307.jpg 585w, https:\/\/nandi.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Afel-Bocoum-un-talent-pur-qui-reve-de-simposer-dans-le-showbiz-mondial-comme-son-mentor-feu-Ali-Farka-Toure.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dans la perspective d\u2019une grande tourn\u00e9e en 2026, Hamadoun Bocoum dit Afel s\u2019est entour\u00e9 de nouveaux instrumentistes. Ce qui d\u00e9coule de son ambition de s\u2019imposer davantage dans le showbiz mondial.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Canaliser l&rsquo;esprit du fleuve Niger et&nbsp;faire d\u00e9couvrir davantage la diversit\u00e9 du profond patrimoine musical du nord du Mali&nbsp;! Telle est l\u2019ambition qui a guid\u00e9 l\u2019artiste Hamadoun Bocoum dit Afel en s\u2019entourant de nouveaux instrumentistes en vue d\u2019une tourn\u00e9e mondiale en 2026. En effet, le prodige de Niafunk\u00e9 a \u00e9t\u00e9 rejoint par Ali Bounaly Traor\u00e9 \u00e0 la guitare solo et Mahalmadane Bountel Traor\u00e9 \u00e0 la calebasse pour constituer une nouvelle formation. Neveux et prot\u00e9g\u00e9 de feu Ali Farka Tour\u00e9, Afel est r\u00e9put\u00e9 \u00eatre un d\u00e9fenseur de la musique con\u00e7ue comme \u00ab<em>force d&rsquo;unit\u00e9, de dialogue et de pr\u00e9servation de la culture<\/em>\u00bb. Et, selon un critique, \u00ab<em>ce nouveau groupe poursuit cet h\u00e9ritage<\/em>\u00bb en cherchant \u00e0 offrir de \u00ab<em>la musique ancr\u00e9e dans la tradition, mais ouverte au pr\u00e9sent et \u00e0 l&rsquo;avenir<\/em>\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ce qui t\u00e9moigne \u00e9galement du r\u00f4le durable de la musique en tant que \u00ab<em>colle sociale du Mali<\/em>\u00bb et de la ferme conviction d&rsquo;Afel que, en temps de d\u00e9fis, \u00ab<em>nous devons continuer \u00e0 \u00e9couter, \u00e0 cr\u00e9er et \u00e0 nous rencontrer les uns les autres \u00e0 c\u0153ur ouvert<\/em>\u00bb. La tourn\u00e9e envisag\u00e9e en 2026 va sans doute booster \u00ab<em>Lind\u00e9<\/em>\u00bb, le dernier album de l\u2019h\u00e9ritier du grand bluesman Ali Farka Tour\u00e9 sorti officiellement le 4 septembre 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ce tr\u00e8s dansant opus est une invitation \u00e0 un voyage de d\u00e9couverte le long du fleuve Niger dans un vol presque sp\u00e9cial de l\u2019artiste (Avion est le titre phare de l\u2019album). Une \u0153uvre qui est venue enrichir sa discographie apr\u00e8s \u00ab<em>Alkibar<\/em>\u00bb (1999) et \u00ab<em>Niger<\/em>\u00bb (2006). Il y a eu, entre ces deux \u0153uvres, \u00ab<em>Musique du Mali<\/em>\u00bb&nbsp;(Mali Music) avec d\u2019autres artistes en 2002. Le \u00ab<em>Messager du grand fleuve<\/em>\u00bb (Niger) a mis 14 ans avant de signer ce retour (solo) fracassant dans les bacs. Et ce n\u2019est pas faute d\u2019inspiration. \u00ab<em>J\u2019ai attendu tout ce temps parce que j\u2019ai manqu\u00e9 d\u2019espace. Au nord, il \u00e9tait pratiquement impossible de faire de la musique. M\u00eame pour se regrouper, ce n\u2019\u00e9tait pas chose ais\u00e9e. Maintenant, les choses commencent \u00e0 bouger\u2026<\/em>\u00bb, a confi\u00e9 \u00e0 la presse Hamadoun dit Afel Bocoum \u00e0 la sortie de l\u2019album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Laur\u00e9at des \u00ab<em>Aga Khan Music Awards 2022<\/em>\u00bb, Afel Bocoum a vu le jour en 1955 \u00e0 Niafunk\u00e9. \u00c0 13 ans, il a rejoint son oncle Ali Farka Tour\u00e9 au sein du groupe <em>Asco<\/em>. Il quitte le groupe en 1978,&nbsp;mais poursuit sa collaboration avec Ali Farka Tour\u00e9 pendant une trentaine d\u2019ann\u00e9es. Dans les ann\u00e9es 80, Afel a form\u00e9 son propre groupe, \u00ab<em>Alkibar<\/em>\u00bb ou \u00ab<em>Messager du grand fleuve<\/em>\u00bb (fleuve Niger) en sonrha\u00ef. Avec un style que les critiques qualifient de \u00ab<em>Songha\u00ef blues<\/em>\u00bb, \u00ab<em>D\u00e9sert Blues<\/em>\u00bb ou \u00ab<em>Mali Blues<\/em>\u00bb, Afel utilise g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement des instruments traditionnels comme la njarka (violon monocorde), le njurkel &nbsp;(guitare \u00e0 deux cordes) et la calebasse accompagn\u00e9s par la guitare acoustique dans des chansons qui&nbsp;\u00e9voquent l\u2019\u00e9volution de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 malienne, la reconnaissance des droits des femmes, les mariages forc\u00e9s, le respect\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Artiste talentueux, musicien confirm\u00e9, Afel porte sur les \u00e9paules la lourde&nbsp;responsabilit\u00e9 et l\u2019exaltante mission de perp\u00e9tuer l\u2019\u0153uvre gigantesque d\u2019Ali Farka Tour\u00e9 (arrach\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019affection des siens et des m\u00e9lomanes le 7 mars 2006), de porter haut le flambeau pour qu\u2019il ne s\u2019\u00e9teigne jamais&nbsp;!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Moussa Bolly<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dans la perspective d\u2019une grande tourn\u00e9e en 2026, Hamadoun Bocoum dit Afel s\u2019est entour\u00e9 de nouveaux instrumentistes. 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