US EditionDeath of Boncana Maïga: Malian Musician Who Connected Cuba, Abidjan and Bamako Died
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A major figure in Afro-Cuban music and leader of the Maravillas of Mali, the artist was, despite a long exile in Ivory Coast, an inveterate and popular smuggler. He died on Saturday 28 February in Bamako.
The Malian musician Boncana Maiga, one of the stars of Afro-Cuban music, died on Saturday 28 February 2026 in Bamako, in his native Mali. A virtuoso flutist, he had founded emblematic groups such as Las Maravillas de Mali and Africando. He was also a talented producer.
The figure of Malian and African music, Boncana Maïga, died this Saturday, February 28, in Bamako.
"After having completely finished and mixed the album, Boncana Maïga brought the band and gave back the money he had not spent. He is a man of trust and talent..." Ibrahima Sylla de Syllart Boncana Maïga posing in 2020, in front of the poster of the documentary "Africa mia", by Richard Minier and Edouard Salier in which he played Off Productions – SRAB Films – Heavy Surf / Bamako, February 28, 2026 — the flute-sax that reinvented African music a…
The Malian musician Boncana Maïga, a figure of African and Afro-Cuban music having launched, trained or accompanied several artists from the continent, such as Ivorian Aïcha Koné and Congolese Koffi Olomidé, died on Saturday in Bamako where he will be buried Sunday, learned the AFP from the Malian government. Maïga "died this Saturday in a clinic in Bamako. It is unfortunately true. Our father has gone forever" , told AFP a member of his family …
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