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Sekou Kouyate
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Mundial Transatlantic Bridge Prize 2015 Nominated for Afrima Awards 2015
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Cumbancha Signs Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate / "Faya" out February 18th
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The well-worn and often overblown expression music is a common language" has never been more apropos in the case of Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate. US-born, England-based Driscoll speaks no French and Kouyate, who hails from the West African country of Guinea, little English. When they were brought together at the Nuit Metis (Mixed Night) festival in Marseille, France in 2010 and given a week to produce a concert, music was the only way they could communicate. It turns out, ...
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Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba: New Album, 2010 Tour w/ Bela
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JamBase
BASSEKOU KOUYATE AND NGONI BA SET TO RELEASE SPEAK FULA, EMBARK ON EXTENSIVE 2010 U.S. TOUR
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba are releasing their second album, I Speak Fula, through iTunes on December 1, and then physically through Sub Pop on February 2, 2010. February 2 also marks the beginning of a lengthy, coast-to-coast U.S. tour that will see Bela Fleck supporting through mid-March.
Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba Tour Dates Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba 02/02, Tue: ...
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Sub Pop Announces Next Ambiance, Bassekou Kouyate
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SUB POP RECORDS AND HOST OF KEXP'S THE BEST AMBIANCE RADIO SHOW TEAM UP TO CREATE NEW WORLD MUSIC IMPRINT: NEXT AMBIANCE
Next Ambiance's Debut Album, Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba's I Speak Fula, Scheduled for Digital Release in North America on December 1st, 2009
SEATTLE, WA -- Sub Pop Records and KEXP radio host Jon Kertzer have come together to form Next Ambiance, a world music imprint. Malian band Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba's I Speak Fula will be ...
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“Sekou is my master, I always tell him, but he denies” Toumani Diabate, Mali
“Kouyate commands the Kora, coaxing from it’s strings an ethereal sound somewhere between a guitar carved of crystal and a Rennaisance harpsichord. The man is a rare virtuoso” Superjam, UK
“SEKOU KOUYATE ROCKS BIG TIME! Sekou Kouyate from Guinea Conakry must be a measureless virtuoso of the Kora” Alexander Agrell, Sydsvenskan, Sweden
“Sekou Kouyate is one of the most amazing musicians in his generation from the African continent” Kinobe Herbert, Uganda/ USA