Born in 1937, Ibrahim Hamma Dicko started singing very early in childhood because he was discovered to be a wonderful interpreter of koranic verses during religious ceremonies. He settled in Gao, a little town in Mali on the edge of the desert that lies at the feet of the Niger river, between Timbuktu and Niamey. He started his professional career with a regional band that played in any cultural events. His songs (he has already composed more than a hundred) which reflect the rhythm of Mali life have always been a great success and he is now known as a legendary singer all over Mali. His songs are the real proof of the diversity and richness of Malian music revealing such great talents as Salif Keïta, Nahawa Doumbia, Abdoulaye Diabaté and Oumou Sangaré just to mention a few. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ibrahim+Hamma+Dicko">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.