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Ninkeyedi by Kerfala Kante

Biografía del artista Kerfala Kante

Kerfala Kanté Was Born A Griot. Son Of Soungarou Kemo Kanté And Yansana Kourouma He Started Playing Balafon Since Young Age. When He Was 15 Years Old He Took Up The Acoustic Guitar And Soon This Instrument Too Had No Secrets For Him. He Played At Ceremonies Such As Weddings And Christening Parties.
His Talent Had Been Recognised And He Joined The Tropical Djoli Band In 1980. During That Period He Was Successful With A Song He Had Wrote « Deni Kéléni ». In 1984 He Was Asked To Join One Of The Big Orchestras Balla Et Ses Balladins Created In The 1960s. Unfortunately Problems Had Already Begun For This Orchestra And Lack Of Money Prevented Them From Frequent Performing. Good Contacts With Guinean Radio RTG Led Eventually To The Possibility To Record A First Cassette « L'Oiseau De Sankara ». Since Then He Recorded More Albums Two Of His Latest Albums Were Eventually Released On CD. Already In 1994 One Of His Early Songs « N'Na Djanssama » Was Selected For The Sampler « Electric & Acoustic Mali » As One Of The Two Guinean Songs On This CD.

INICIO KERFALA KANTE
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