Book blurb:

Malick Sidibé has gained an international reputation for his documentation of an important period in the history of Mali. With great commitment, enthusiasm and insight he has, in his studio portraits and documentation of social life in Bamako, uniquely captured the atmosphere and vitality of a capital in a period of tremendous euphoric cultural change. Malick Sidibé's photographs, originally intended for an African audience, are in this book available for the admiration of all.