Alhaji Bai Konte

Alhaji Bai Konte B. 1920 D. 1982 Or 1983 Was A Jali Praise Singer From Brikama Gambia. He Played The 21-String Kora And Is Believed To Have Been The First Kora Player To Perform And Tour In The United States As A Soloist Playing At The 1973 Newport Jazz Festival. Les Ballets Africains A Dance And Music Group From Guinea Had First Performed In The U.S. In 1959 And Featured A Kora Player. His Sons Dembo Konte And Sherrifo Konteh Sic Live In Brikama Gambia. Two LP Recordings Have Been Released Of Alhaji Bai Konte With Dembo Konte And Malamini Jobarteh. Jali Sherrifo Konteh Has Released Two CDs 'Mansalou' And 'Chesano' And Tours The UK Most Years. read less