Damon Albarn is an English singer-songwriter and record producer who has been involved in many high profile projects and collaborations throughout his career. Perhaps best known internationally as the frontman and songwriter of Gorillaz, Albarn came to prominence as the frontman and primary songwriter of Britpop band Blur, and has been involved with such projects as The Good, the Bad & the Queen, Monkey: Journey to the West and Mali Music.
Albarn released Mali Music in 2002, recorded in Mali, during a trip he made to support Oxfam in 2000. He has also visited Nigeria to record music with African drummer Tony Allen and had the participation of Malian musicians like Afel Bocoum, Toumani Diabaté, and also featuring a cameo from Ko Kan Ko Sata.
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