BKO Quintet is a journey into the heart of contemporary Malian music, combining West Africa's most well-known traditions, and bringing together Mali’s finest veteran musicians. This fresh, modern, super-quintet performs an electrifying and highly danceable Malian music. Known for groundbreaking interplay of the guitar of the griots with the lute of Bambara hunters, BKO has developed a resolutely urban music style rooted in tradition. BKO Quintet literally formed and made their first recordings amid crisis, and whatever the song lyrics might say, these performances exude a sense of urgency. The ensemble creates an engaging blend of rural and urban sensibilities.