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werkboileddown · 1 year

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If you like this, visit http://koramusic.net to see Alhaji Bai Konte's grandsons continuing the family tradition - the Great Gambian Griots kora duet videos - from the grandsons of Alhaji Bai Konteh! 16mm film by Oliver Franklin and Marc Pevar. "Alhaji Bai Konte," depicts a day-in-the-life of the now-deceased Gambian Mandinka kora virtuoso, Alhaji Bai Konte, shot on location in Brikama, Gambia (plus one scene in Dakar, Senegal), West Africa, and narrated by world-famous bluesman Taj Mahal. The film was co-produced by Oliver Franklin and Marc Pevar, and filmed by Harold Yates and Lenore French and edited by Rob Wallace. Alhaji Bai Konte's son, Dembo Konte, accompanies in the performance, and various family members and friends make cameo appearances. His wife, Nafi Kouyate, appears in the final scene, praying. Kora is a 21-stringed harp unique to the Mandinka, played by Griots who are oral historians as well as musicians. This group of Mandinka preserve and propagate genealogical and historical information through song and story, and are a source of immense pride and identity to the Mandinka people. Alhaji Bai Konte was the first griot to introduce the kora widely throughout North America, where he toured major folk, jazz and blues festivals, gave private concerts and mingled with many professional musicians. His tours continued for seven years in the 1970's, often accompanied by Dembo Konte and Malamini Jobarteh, whose excellent musical skills were also a delight to their audiences. Alhaji Bai Konte appeared on TV and radio many times, most famously on the PBS TV series Jump Street, narrated by Oscar Brown Jr., and also on a historic NPR radio show recorded in Vermont, where he shared the stage with Elizabeth Cotton and Taj Mahal. That radio show aired for many years, with these iconic musicians representing the roots from Africa, the adaptation of kora picking styles to guitar, and the synthesis of the two fused into the modern era. Both Elizabeth Cotton and Taj Mahal acknowledged that their music and instrumental techniques arose from the Kora, which Pete Seeger also credited as the source of blues and Jazz. Alhaji Bai Konte performed with many musicians including: Taj Mahal, Elizabeth Cotton, The Paul Winter Consort, Tony Bird, Pete Seeger, David Amram and many other musicians. Alhaji Bai Konte's performances and media appearances opened the door to the American music market for the kora musicians who followed in his footsteps, and opened the minds of many Americans and musicians world-wide to the classical beauty of the kora, Gambian musicianship, the Griot culture, and the sophistication if this musical tradition that extends in time back 800 years to the era of the Mali Empire. - Marc Pevar

#alhaji bai konte #marc pevar #kora #gambia

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bamboomusiclist · 10 months

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8/6 おはようございます。Donald Byrd / Thank You For FUML 6e144 等更新しました。

Monica Zetterlund / Monica Zetterlund 1286001-41 Bing Crosby Rosemary Clooney / Fancy Meeting You Here Lpm1854 Ann Burton / Some Other Spring LDC-1023 Polly Bergen / Party’s Over Cl1031 Zoot Sims / The Art Of Jazz CELP-452 Gene Ammons / Jug prlp7192 Curtis Counce / Carl's Blues s7574 Oscar Peterson / Trio Plays v8591 Junior Mance / Touch Pd5051 Michel Sardaby / Night Cap Hdd522 Keith Jarrett / Standards vol1 ecm1255 Tomasz Stanko / Music 81 SX2405 Alhaji Bai Konte / Kora Melodies From The Republic Of The Gambia 5001 Lenny Kravitz / Mama Said VUSLP31 Donald Byrd / Thank You For FUML 6e144 Grace Jones / My Jamaican Guy - JA Guys 600735

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odedmusic · 4 years

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Alhaji Bai Konte - Baa To Toto

Today's Cultural treasure is from... Gambia! And i can't recall the number of times i listened to this whole album, but they were many.

#OdedMusic #OdedFriedGaon #OdedTodaysCultureCorner

#Today's Cultural treasure is from... Gambia! And i can't recall the number of times i listened to this whole album but they were many. Ode #Alhaji Bai Konte - Baa To Toto #OdedMusic OdedFriedGaon OdedTodaysCultureCorner Oded

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burlveneer-music · 6 years

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Buba & Bantamba - Gambia - kora master & Polish quartet

Buba Badjie Kuyateh - kora, vocal Kuba Pogorzelski - calabash, djembe Piotr Żak - bass guitar Nikodem Bąkowski - congas, bongos Aleksander Sucharski - guitar Regarded among Gambians as one of the most talented among the new generation of kora stars, Buba Badjie Kuyateh also hails from a long lineage of traditional kora masters. Badjie is one of the original griot family names (in West Africa the ‘griots’ are the master musicians and oral history keepers), and this name is inherited from his mother’s side of the family. Buba’s mother Tuti is herself a very famous traditional griot singer in Brikama. But his kora lineage also comes from his father’s side, which also gives Buba his name of Kuyateh. Buba’s grandfather, Alhaji Bai, is sometimes referred to as the ‘Godfather of Kora’, and is possibly the first kora master to be widely heard outside of Africa and bring this enchanting instrument to the attention of the West. From Brikama in The Gambia (often known as the ‘kora capital’ of Africa), he was the first kora soloist to play in the USA in 1973, and many of the earliest recordings and photos in early books about the West African music tradition feature Alhaji Bai. His son Dembo Konte went on to tour the world along with Kausu Kuyateh, who married into the family. The duo were perhaps the first of the kora stars to travel extensively and popularise the kora to a new level worldwide. Dembo is Buba’s uncle, and Kausu his father. Hailing from Senegal, Kausu is regarded as a legendary kora master in his own right, and some even regard him as the best. Credited with introducing the 24 stringed kora (a regular kora usually has 21 strings), his playing was so revered that it was said of him that his fingers were possessed by the devil. This is an expression we are used to hearing about American blues players, but bear in mind that independently of this in Africa, this expression would not be widespread or common at all. Fast forward to the next generation of kora players, and not so long ago we find Buba living in Brikama, The Gambia, carrying on the tradition of his family, having started his learning at an early age. With a passion for preserving the traditional style of playing, Buba is also part of the new wave who listen to many musical influences and can mix it up in what he calls funky style. Any kora master worthy of that title can play a dazzling array of notes, but Buba’s particular style is often appreciated by African and Western ears alike because of the melodic qualities of his playing that underlie the intricate and complex soloing. His band and solo mastery of his instrument were widely recognised, not only in the popularity of his band to play at Gambian gatherings and events, but even by the President of The Gambia, who singled out Buba to honour him for his abilities. Since 2012 we find Buba living in Warsaw, playing with his own band Bantamba (a fusion of kora, funk and jazz) as well as touring to places like India and collaborating with well known Polish artists such as Maria Pomianowska, Stanisław Soyka and many others. Bantamba is Buba`s main musical project in Poland. The inspiration behind this group was to blend the ancient and modern, combining the traditional West African 21 stringed harp (called the kora) with contemporary, eclectic sounds from the streets of Warsaw. Bringing together his African roots and revered traditional musicianship with a melting pot of artists and styles – from Latino, to jazz and rock – Bantamba, more than most, offers a new sound that is as original, funky and modern as it is enchanting and musically intricate. (ed.)

#buba #bantamba #gambia #kora #jazz #poland #warsaw #2017 #for-tune #funk #african music #percussion

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auralthicket · 3 years

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episode 24: terrestrial music, part two (06.02.21)

set 1:

Alhaji Bai Konte -- Alla L’Aa Ke -- Kora Melodies from the Republic of the Gambia, West Africa (Rounder, 1973)

world record winner -- walking with you -- confidence (bud tapes, 2020)

Jasper Lee -- Wisteria in Your Hair, Dusk in the Valley -- Seasonal Séance: Vernal Equinox [V/A] (Sweet Wreath, 2020)

Dorothy Carter -- Along the River -- Waillee Waillee (Celeste, 1978)

set 2:

Myriam Gendron -- Threnody -- Not So Deep as a Well (Feeding Tube, 2014)

Erik Kramer -- Face of God on the Forest Floor -- A House, Floating in the Middle of a Lake (Anthropocene, 2017)

Steve Palmer & Matt Beachey -- Elbow -- Slow Clarity (Cabin Floor Esoterica, 2016)

Natalie Jane Hill -- Emerald Blue -- Azalea (Dear Life, 2020)

set 3:

Exuma -- A Place Called Earth -- Exuma II (Mercury, 1970)

James Schroeder -- NOLA -- Mesa Buoy (self-released, 2020)

Black Twig Pickers -- Dan Friend’s Piece -- Friend’s Peace (VHF, 2021)

Johnny Coley -- Immortal Field -- Antique Sadness (Sweet Wreath, 2021)

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playongivemeexcessofit · 4 years

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Gambian Griot Kora Duets 🇬🇲

Over 40 years after its original release, Gambian Griot Kora Duets will be re-issued on vinyl tomorrow by the Smithsonian Folkways Vinyl Reissue series. The album is a compilation of minimalist polyrthmic kora tracks performed by Alhaji Bai Konte, Dembo Konte, and Ma Lamini Jobate and includes vocalizations by their respective wives.

The songs on this album are joyous, hypnotic and wonderfully unpolished. Have a listen to my favourite track below:

#gambian griot kora duets #kora

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euriosaparisi · 4 years

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Alhaji Bai Konte - Cedo

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hatimtanger · 7 years

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Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise (RTS) is the Senegalese public broadcasting company.

History[edit]

The French military opened the first radio broadcasting station in Dakar in 1932. It began broadcasting civilian programming in 1939. The origins of RTS are in Radio-Dakar, created in 1950, that broadcast eight hours per day. In 1951 two channels appear: Dakar Inter and Dakar Afrique, broadcast to listeners across western Africa.

In 1959 the fusion of Mali and Senegal into the Mali Federation causes the creation of Radio Mali, its bases being in Radio Inter. On August 20, 1960, when Senegal separated from the Mali Federation, Radio Mali became Radio Senegal with two channels: one national and the other international.

In 1965 the Senegalese government began its first television broadcasts, which come to an end in 1972. However, the Munich Olympics created a demand that incited the Senegalese government to create an institution producing both television and radio broadcasts. The Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision du Sénégal (ORTS) was created in 1973, operating two radio channels and a national television channel.

"The programme Chossanie Senegambia... has a higher audience in the Gambia and Senegal than any other programme broadcast by ORTS and Radio Gambia. It is the only programme that goes into the people's own culture and tell them about the history of their ancestors."

Alhaji Alieu Ebrima Cham Joof,[1]

On 4 October 1973, ORTS which had been in talks with Radio Gambia about producing a joint radio programme based on Senegambian history and broadcast in the local languages came to an agreement, and the first ever recording of the programme Chossani Senegambia (the history of Senegambia) was made.[2] The Gambian team consisted of veteran broadcasters like Alhaji Alieu Ebrima Cham Joof (historian, former Director of Programmes and Head of Local Languages at Radio Gambia), Alhaji Assan Njie (Presenter of Radio Gambia), Alhaji Mansour Njie (historian and Presenter of Radio Gambia, later Presenter of Gambia Radio & Television Service (GRTS) and Alhaji Ousman Secka.[3][4] Alhaji Alieu Ebrima Cham Joof (Coordinator of the program for Radio Gambia) travelled to various parts of Senegal and the Gambia accompanied by his team of journalists including Cheickh Jallow, to interview the elders knowledgeable in Senegambian history.[5][6] The Senegalese team also went to the Gambia to gather materials. Their team included: Ebrima Mbenga (Coordinator of the program for ORTS), Dodou Diego Diop and Alioune Cissé. The programme was pre-recorded and it was scheduled by both Radio Stations to go live at the same time and date (Tuesdays), so that both Gambian and Senegalese listeners can listen to it at the same time.[7][8][9] On many occasions, prominent Senegalese historians made live appearances at Radio Gambia studios and vice versa.[10][11] The programme was generally accompanied by live music from prominent griots like Jali Nyama Suso, Alhaji Bai Konte (on Kora also griot), Alhaji Abdoulaye Samba (or Abdulai Samba, on Xalam also griot) and backing singers. Some of the prominent historians from Senegal that appeared on the programme included: El Hadji Demba Lamin Diouf, Modou Diouf (also known as Captain Modou Diouf - special appearance at Radio Gambia, 1979), El Hadji Mansour Gueye and Gorgi Makura Mboob. From the Gambia they included: Dodou Nying Koliyandeh, Jabell Samba, Alhaji Babou Samba, Alhaji Bamba Suso, Doctor Lamin Mbaye, Alhaji Momodou Lamin Bah and Alhaji Sait Camara.[12][13][14] The programme was a success in both Senegal and the Gambia, because no programme like that existed before in neither country.[15]

In 1992, the ORTS changed its name to the Société Nationale de Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise (RTS) also changing its structure from government direction to a publicly funded, independently managed corporation.

Services[edit]

Radio[edit]

The RTS operates multiple national and regional FM radio stations.

Television[edit]

The RTS operates two nationwide television channels, RTS1 and RTS2.

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Jump up ^ Joof, Alhaji Alieu Ebrima Cham. Senegambia - The land of our heritage. (1995). p 12

Jump up ^ Joof, Alhaji Alieu Ebrima Cham. Senegambia - The land of our heritage. (1995). pp 7-9