Bamako Entertainment

  1. Appaloosa

    This place is all about an evening frisson, with long-legged, blond-haired hostesses (who don't expect to pay for their drinks) rubbing shoulders (and other parts of the anatomy) with rich Malian men and world-weary expats. Classily seedy, this is, for all its faults, a Bamako institution. Make of it what you will.

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  2. Bla Bla Bar

    This is Mali's most sophisticated bar, and though regulars lament that it has lost something since being glassed in and blasted with air-con, it's still filled with the bold and the beautiful at weekends.

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  3. Buffet de la Gare

    This is where the legendary Super Rail Band made its name.

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  4. Éspace Bouna

    Agreeable garden venue that sometimes hosts Toumani Diabaté, Djelimady Tounkara and the Super Rail Band; admission is US$4.50 if someone famous is playing.

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  5. Le Byblos

    Bamako is a city that comes into its own after dark, and on weekends it's a party town. Clubs don't get going before midnight and close around . Cover charges ( US$9 ) usually include a drink, and after that drinks cost US$1.80 to US$5.40 .

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  6. Le Hogon

    Toumani Diabaté was playing here when we were in Bamako.

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  7. Montecristo

    Bamako is a city that comes into its own after dark, and on weekends it's a party town. Clubs don't get going before midnight and close around . Cover charges ( US$9 ) usually include a drink, and after that drinks cost US$1.80 to US$5.40 .

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  8. Starlight

    Bamako is a city that comes into its own after dark, and on weekends it's a party town. Clubs don't get going before midnight and close around . Cover charges ( US$9 ) usually include a drink, and after that drinks cost US$1.80 to US$5.40 .

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  9. Terrace

    Almost next door to Bla Bla Bar, Terrace attracts a similar clientele.

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  11. Wassulu Hôtel

    When she's not in Paris, Oumou Sangare plays here at on Saturdays.

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