Release Date: 1/01/1989
Recording Date: 1/1979
Tracks: 14
Length: 00:11:20 Hrs
Label: Rounder
Type: CS,CD
- Genre/Styles
- Kora, African Folk, West African, African Traditions
Album Tracks (14)
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What the Critics Say
Alhaji Bai Konte is an African music master able to fit a traditional instrument and sensibility into a contemporary framework. Konte plays the kora, a 21-stringed harp, with such rhythmic virtuosity and wide-ranging ability that he negates questions of language and adaptability. His 14-cut disc features everything from a 58-second fragment, "Tuning Kora," to a spectacular six-plus-minute triumph, "Cedo." During the disc, he demonstrates the properties, appeal, and charm of the kora, sometimes going through uptempo pieces that accent his speed, other times probing and exploring an ancient number in a manner that showcases his knowledge of and reverence for vintage African music. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide
