Effective period / Period of releases: 1953 - 1972

Members: Dan (12), Bambara, Guro (3), Dyula, Samo (3), Bisa, Kono (11), Toma (35), Bozo (19), BoBo (55)

This artist does not refer to a specific group of named individuals (such as a band or musical group) but rather defines the collective term for one of the largest ethnic groups living in West Africa particularly inhabiting Burkina Faso, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Mauritania, Senegal and Sierra Leone.

Please use this "artist" name (or any language variation thereof, via an ANV) for Malinké, Malinkés, Mandé, Manden, Mandeng, Mandenka, Mandé, Mandés, Mandika, Manding, Mandingo, Mandingos, Mandings, Mandingue, Mandingues, Mandinka, Mandino, Maninkaalu, Socé, Sossé people.