Artists
N’Faly Kouyate’s web site.
Really good site from this amazing musician. In French.
Keur Moussa’s page.
Basuru Jobarteh’s page.
A web site of a group which includes the
kora musician, Tormenta Jobarteh. Some good images of them
playing live.
They distribute a few kora CDs and have
info on specific artists.
Another distributor.
You’ll find some nice kora info here
on certain CDs.
This will - more often than not - link you
directly to either alapage.com or cdnow.com where you may buy
CDs from the following artists; Alhaji Bai Konte, Djely Moussa
Cissoko, Jali Nyama Suso, Lamine Konté, M’Bady
Kouyate, Morikeba Kouyate, Prince Diabaté et Amara
Sanoh, Toumani Diabaté, Yan Kuba Saho. It also has info
on some of the artists featured.
Just check out this site for world music in
general, it’s ever-growing and really looks promising, so
keep in touch with it!!!
Here is a direct link to the section on
Foday Musasuso.
There is info on Jalibah Kuyateh on this
site which is really an online magazine with news from Gambia,
though it is a year out of date now.
This is the homepage of a kora player who
goes by the name of Ravi. He isn’t a native kora player,
he also plays a multitude of other instruments and is involved
in visual art.
Tata Dindin (Ebraima Jobarteh) is featured
on this site. The site is in German.
Toumani Diabate is a featured artist on
this site.
Alagi Mbye is featured here. The Rootsworld
site is still being developed!! A good place to hear audio
clips of artists like this....
This web site has a lot of African news and
some music news. Here are a few direct links to some kora
highlights on the site:
Kora player Balla Tounkara, who is based in
Boston.
An interview with the Afro-Celts and their
kora player, N’Faly Kouyate.
Here’s an interview and info on
Toumani Diabate.
and here is something on his brilliant new
album ‘New Ancient Strings’,
I found out here that Sissoko has an album
of his own.
This album sounds like a bit of a gem.
Here’s something on Taj Mahal, who
has Toumani Diabate in his group.
There’s a good discography of general
African music.
This is a regularly updated site and might
contain some nice info on kora players from time to time;
it’s mostly in French. I found an article on N’Faly
Kouyaté here along with a cool picture.
A good site for biography, discography and
images on Mamadou Diabate.
Some info on Tata Dindin.
This will give you info on Eric Cyrs, the
kora player who was in the wedding scene of the recent movie
“The Patriot”.
Taj Mahal’s page where you can hear
Toumani Diabate in a fusion ensemble.
There’s a kora player in this group
ensemble.
You can hear Biabally Cissoko in ensemble
with this group.
This is good for Manding music and
musicians in general and has a few kora musicians in there as
well. e.g. Basirou Suso, Fuday Musa Suso, Jalibah Kuhateh, Jali
Sherrifo Konteh.
Jali Sherrifo Konteh’s homepage.
Good up to date site giving a diary of
up-coming concerts, and has excellent sound samples.
link here to hear Fali Susso play in this
funky group and listen to some music.
kora presence here too.
Mamadou Diabate is one of the few artists
featured on this site, but this page has some good info on him.
This is good which includes sound samples,
and you can buy a video that has some kora music on it as well
as other Mande music. Featured kora players are Jali Nyama Suso
and Alhaji Suntu Suso.
A non-native kora player with an electric
kora.
this links to the page of most interest on
the site.
The JaliKunda homepage, with a strong kora
presence with Seckou Keita.
Hear the music of Alaji M’bye and
Samsu; as well as Basiru Jobarteh.
AFRICAN KORA
by
Eoghan Neff
