Boubacar Traoré

A profile of Boubacar Traore, "Mali's Elvis Presley", a love story told by a singer whose music takes us on a social, political and geographic voyage of Mali from 1960 to our days.

This film traces the road of the Blues and takes us on a journey to mythical places: From the banks of the Niger to New Orleans, going up the Mississippi through Memphis to the skyscrapers of Chicago. It tells the story of this culture which faced the worst barriers and shows that Humanity can overcome barbarity.

A true griot, Pédro Kouyaté comes to Les Concerts Volants bearing many messages. The Malian musician shares his stories and humanist ideals to the rhythm of the album Following.