Alhaji Bai Konte

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Cewe lenkele wecho 02:09 Tools
Baa to toto 04:57 Tools
Jula Jekere 05:03 Tools
Cedo 06:08 Tools
Jato 06:22 Tools
Kelafa ba 02:12 Tools
Dalua 04:24 Tools
Alhaji Bamba Bojang 02:58 Tools
Fayunkunko 02:33 Tools
Tara 06:53 Tools
Tuning Kora 00:58 Tools
Simbomba 15:51 Tools
Tuning The Kora 01:04 Tools
Alaji Bamba Bojang 03:02 Tools
Fayunkundo 02:31 Tools
Jura Jekele 04:59 Tools
Alla L´aa Ke (Gambia) 02:31 Tools
Tara (bonus track) 04:59 Tools
Tuning Kora (bonus track) 04:59 Tools
Jato (bonus track) 04:59 Tools
Simbomba (bonus track) 04:59 Tools
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Alla L'aa Ke (Gambia) 05:36 Tools
Turning Kora 04:59 Tools
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Alhaji Bai Konte (b. 1920; d. 1982 or 1983) was a jali (praise singer) from Brikama, Gambia. He played the 21-string kora and is believed to have been the first kora player to perform and tour in the United States as a soloist, playing at the 1973 Newport Jazz Festival. (Les Ballets Africains, a dance and music group from Guinea, had first performed in the U.S. in 1959, and featured a kora player.) His sons Dembo Konte and Sherrifo Konteh (sic) live in Brikama, Gambia. Two LP recordings have been released of Alhaji Bai Konte with Dembo Konte and Malamini Jobarteh. Jali Sherrifo Konteh has released two CDs, 'Mansalou' and 'Chesano', and tours the UK most years. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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