JALI BAKARY KONTEH
Jali Bakary Konteh is a kora player and singer from Brikama, Gambia. He comes from a griot family, which includes some of the world’s most renowned kora musicians. His father is Dembo Konteh, who has toured the world with his kora, and his Grandfather is Alhaji Bai Konteh, the first griot to popularize kora music in America with his album “Kora Melodies from the Gambia,” on Rounder records. Jali Bakary has not only inherited the talents of his bloodline, but has also incorporated his own style and twist into the music, as the tracks here will show. He has played with many of the Gambia’s finest talent, including Tata Dindin, Pa Bobo and Sanku Jobarteh, as well as with his father on National television numerous times. Akwaaba is proud to release Jali’s debut album, Konteh Kunda, produced by Bay area musician Steve Pile.
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Jali Bakary Konteh – Combination Remixes
Rewiiiiiiind: earlier this year we shared a dozen or so individual studio tracks from the track “Combination”, an interesting combination – pun shamefully intended - of traditional kora playing with an afrobeat jam session flavor. Following Jali’s debut album,...
Jali Bakary Konteh – Konteh Kunda
The album is out!! Beautiful album created in Brikama with the help of our friend Steve Pile. You can buy the album directly from us (paypal), or from iTunes. You can also get a taste for free: download the song Combination in nearly any format! A few words about...
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JALI BAKARY KONTEH
Jali Bakary Konteh is a kora player and singer from Brikama, Gambia. He comes from a griot family, which includes some of the world’s most renowned kora musicians. His father is Dembo Konteh, who has toured the world with his kora, and his Grandfather is Alhaji Bai Konteh, the first griot to popularize kora music in America with his album “Kora Melodies from the Gambia,” on Rounder records. Jali Bakary has not only inherited the talents of his bloodline, but has also incorporated his own style and twist into the music, as the tracks here will show. He has played with many of the Gambia’s finest talent, including Tata Dindin, Pa Bobo and Sanku Jobarteh, as well as with his father on National television numerous times. Akwaaba is proud to release Jali’s debut album, Konteh Kunda, produced by Bay area musician Steve Pile.
RELEASES
Jali Bakary Konteh – Combination Remixes
Rewiiiiiiind: earlier this year we shared a dozen or so individual studio tracks from the track “Combination”, an interesting combination – pun shamefully intended - of traditional kora playing with an afrobeat jam session flavor. Following Jali’s debut album,...
Jali Bakary Konteh – Konteh Kunda
The album is out!! Beautiful album created in Brikama with the help of our friend Steve Pile. You can buy the album directly from us (paypal), or from iTunes. You can also get a taste for free: download the song Combination in nearly any format! A few words about...