Super Biton de Segou

Super Biton de Ségou, also known as Super Biton, is a Malian musical group formed in Ségou, Mali, in the 1960s. They gained recognition during the Youth Weeks between 1964 and 1968 and achieved national prominence in 1970 at the first Biennale culturelle. By the mid-1970s, they were celebrated as Mali's first "national orchestra." Super Biton de Ségou won the National Biennial competition in 1970, 1972, 1974, and 1976. The group released notable albums including Le Super Biton National De Ségou (1977) and Afro Jazz du Mali (1986). In 1986, after a tour, band leader Amadou Bâ left the band, and other members left to pursue solo careers. The band recruited new members in 2001 under Mama Sissoko's leadership, performing at the annual Festival sur le Niger.