Moussa Kouyate (born 1956) is a
kora
Kora may refer to:
Places India
* Kora, Bardhaman, West Bengal
* Kora, Bharuch, Gujarat
* Korha, Katihar, also known as Kora, in Bihar
* Kora, Kendrapara, Odisha
* Kora, Wardha, Maharastra
* Kora, Tumakuru, Karnataka
* Toyaguda, Adilabad, Telan ...
player from
Bamako,
Mali. His father,
Batourou Sekou Kouyate, was also a prominent kora player.
Biography
In 2003, Moussa Kouyaté came to Finland to record his album ''Finlandiafrica'', which was produced by
Marco Tikkanen and Jukka Viiri, which has been acclaimed in his home country. According to news from Bamako, the late
Ali Farka Touré
Ali Ibrahim "Ali Farka" Touré (31 October 1939 – 6 March 2006) was a Malian singer and multi-instrumentalist, and one of the African continent's most internationally renowned musicians. His music blends traditional Malian music and its deriv ...
and
Toumani Diabaté were inspired by his album to produce their own, that in turn, won a
Grammy Award in the USA in 2005 shortly before Ali Farka died from cancer. Ali Farka Touré and Moussa Kouyate are from the same village in Mali,
Niafunké
Niafunké is a small town on the Niger River in central Mali. The town is the administrative center (''chef-lieu'') of the commune of Soboundou in the Niafunké Cercle of the Tombouctou Region.
Niafunké was the hometown of musician and farme ...
, where a museum is held in the name of Ali Farka, who was the Mayor or Niafunké and a farmer until his last days.
A collaboration with the English blues musician,
Kevin Brown Kevin Brown may refer to:
Entertainment
* Kevin Brown (blues musician) (born 1950), English blues guitarist
* Kevin Brown (author) (born 1960), American journalist and translator
* Kevin Brown (poet) (born 1970), American poet and teacher
* Kevin ...
, saw the release of their joint effort, ''Kora Blues'' in 2002.
See also
*
Kora (instrument)
*
Music of Mali
References
External links
Moussa Kouyate Music Videos
Malian Kora players
1956 births
Living people
People from Bamako
21st-century Malian people
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