The Rail Band is one of the most popular musical groups in the history of
Malian music; the band was later known as Super Rail Band, Bamako Rail Band or, most comprehensively and formally, Super Rail Band of the Buffet Hotel de la Gare, Bamako. It was founded in
1970, sponsored by the
Ministry of Information and the railway administration; the Malian government had, since the 60s, been sponsoring cultural events and groups to promote national traditions, and the Rail Band was among those programs..
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