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Jali Bakary Konteh: Griot kora player from the Gambia

Jali Bakary Konteh: Griot kora player from the Gambia

on February 3, 2010

We’re excited to introduce a fantastic new artist to the Akwaaba roster: Gambian kora player Jali Bakary Konteh. We were introcuded to Jali through Steve Pile, a Northern California resident who spent time in the Gambia, first to learn how to play the kora, which is how he met his teacher, Jali. Steve came back [...]

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