Moussa Kouyate
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Moussa Kouyate is a kora
player from Bamako
, Mali
. His father, Batrou Sekou Kouyate, was also a prominent kora player.
and Toumani Diabaté
were inspired by his album to produce their own that, in turn, won a Grammy Award
in the USA shortly before Ali Farka died. It needs to be mentioned that the late Ali Farka Touré and Moussa Kouyate are from the same town in Mali, Niafunké
.
Kora (instrument)
The kora is a 21-string bridge-harp used extensively in West Africa.-Description:A kora is built from a large calabash cut in half and covered with cow skin to make a resonator, and has a notched bridge. It does not fit well into any one category of western instruments and would have to be...
player from Bamako
Bamako
Bamako is the capital of Mali and its largest city with a population of 1.8 million . Currently, it is estimated to be the fastest growing city in Africa and sixth fastest in the world...
, Mali
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
. His father, Batrou Sekou Kouyate, was also a prominent kora player.
Biography
In 2003, Moussa Kouate came to Finland to record his album "Finlandiafrica", which was produced by Marco Tikkanen, which has been highly acclaimed in his home country. According to news and hearsay from Bamako, the late Ali Farka TouréAli Farka Touré
Ali Ibrahim “Farka” Touré was a Malian singer and guitarist, and one of the African continent’s most internationally renowned musicians. His music is widely regarded as representing a point of intersection of traditional Malian music and its North American cousin, the blues...
and Toumani Diabaté
Toumani Diabaté
Toumani Diabaté is a Malian kora player. In addition to performing the traditional music of Mali, he has also been involved in cross-cultural collaborations with flamenco, blues, jazz, and other international styles.-Biography:...
were inspired by his album to produce their own that, in turn, won a Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
in the USA shortly before Ali Farka died. It needs to be mentioned that the late Ali Farka Touré and Moussa Kouyate are from the same town in Mali, Niafunké
Niafunké
- External links :* Short album description and sample of Tulumba....
.