El Hadj Djely Sory Kouyate

El Hadj Djely Sory Kouyate

El Hadj Djely Sory Kouyate

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M'bara nta to ala ma
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Mamaya
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Fasson
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Fama la moya

Albums

  • Guinée : anthologie du balafon mandingue, vol. 3

    Oct 2005 • 8 songs

  • Guinée: anthologie du balafon mandingue, vol. 2

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El Hadj Djely Sory Kouyate

Biography

Possibly the world's greatest balafon player, El Hadj Djely Sory Kouyate didn't record his first album, Anthologie du Balafon Mandigue, Vol. 1, until he had reached his 73rd birthday. Despite his age, the album showcased his virtuosic playing and imaginative melodies. Accompanied by Touma Moudo Kouyate (second balafon), Ahmadou Camara (bolon), Samba Woury Barry (sokko), Sadio Diallo (buru), and Makan Camara (tunni), Kouyate cast his intertwining melodic spell. According to the liner notes of his debut album, "some say that in human memory no one has known such virtuosity on ba...
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