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Entertainment in Mali

  1. A

    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 06:00. Cover charges (US$9) usually include a drink, and after that drinks cost US$1.80 to US$5.40.

    reviewed

  2. B

    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 06:00. Cover charges (US$9) usually include a drink, and after that drinks cost US$1.80 to US$5.40.

    reviewed

  3. C

    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 06:00. Cover charges (US$9) usually include a drink, and after that drinks cost US$1.80 to US$5.40.

    reviewed

  4. D

    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.

    reviewed

  5. 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.

    reviewed

  6. Club Koukia

    Club Koukia, behind Hôtel Atlantide, is a popular bar-cum-nightclub.

    reviewed

  7. Wassulu Hôtel

    When she's not in Paris, Oumou Sangare plays here at 21:00 on Saturdays.

    reviewed

  8. E

    Terrace

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

    reviewed

  9. F

    Le Hogon

    Toumani Diabaté was playing here when we were in Bamako.

    reviewed

  10. G

    Buffet de la Gare

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

    reviewed

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