Mali has an ancient musical and dance tradition linked to historical empires and transmitted from one generation to the other through its djelis, storytellers, poets and musicians. In Mali, the ethnic relations and cultural exchanges have historically been facilitated across the Niger River and the country's vast savannah. Segou is located on the banks of the Niger River and was the commercial and political center of King Coulibaly and the Bambara Empire established in the 17th century. The Nige