Trio Da Kali is a griot music group from Mali constituted of three members: Hawa Kassé Mady Diabaté (vocals), Lassana Diabaté (balafon) and Mamadou Kouyaté (ngoni).
[1] Hawa is the daughter of a griot Kassé Mady Diabaté.
Da Kali means 'to give a pledge' – in this case to their musical heritage, that of the Mande jelis (hereditary lineages) which dates back to the time of Sunjata Keita, founder of the great Mali empire in the early 13th century.
The album includes arrangements of two tracks by American gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, as well as important pieces from the Mande jeli repertoire such as "Sunjata" and the love song "Tita".
The song 'Demba by Tsha ft. Trio Da Kali is featured in the FIFA22 soundtrack.