Kora music

Here is music directed at  film and TV listings that branches out to many corners of the globe and historical periods hence the name Tentacles. 

ThreeLeggedRhino[African Kora double harp and Balofon xylophone(African)

All of the artists featured on this unique Rough Guide present distinctive, original sounds emanating from Africa, selected exclusively from groups entering World Music Network’s ‘Battle of the Bands’ competition. Check out Tani Diakite’s brand of Afro-funk, Simo Lagwani’s Moroccan gnawa grooves and Wayo’s South Sudanese trance percussion.

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This compilation presents a grassroots approach to the music of the moment emanating from Africa and its Diasporas. Gaining recognition through World Music Network’s ‘Battle of the Bands’ competition – an exciting and revolutionary competition for up and coming world music acts – all of the artists featured on this album present new, original sounds, most of which you are unlikely to have ever heard before. This album gives you a true snap-shot of African music today, taken straight from the source, maybe even presenting some of Africa’s music stars of tomorrow! Unlike most other African compilations, which focus on the usual suspects and established royalty of African music, this fresh approach allows you to delve deeper into the musical treasure chest of African music. Several of the featured artists have gone on to release albums on World Music Network’s award winning artist label, Riverboat Records, to much critical acclaim, including Krar Collective, Monoswezi,Wayo and Annansy Cissé. In keeping with the theme of music from the source we have included an incredible bonus disc by Sotho Sounds from Lesotho, who quite literally are turning junk into funk.

Annane Sy Cisse rolls the album open with his track ‘Bala’. Here he is joined by Zoumana Tereta whose sonorous sokou (mono-chord violin) solos enter into a riffing question and answer session with Cisse’s electric guitar. Zoumana’s sokou is also heard on Djama Djigui’s track ‘Djimé Foly’.

Simo Lagwani is a Moroccan musician whose involvement in an eclectic mix of projects has seen him become a regular on the UK’s live circuit. His track ‘Baniyorkoy’ is anchored by the rich, resonant tones of the guembri (a plucked lute) decorated by vocals, handclaps and krakeb hand cymbals.

Noumoucounda Cissoko is a Sengalese griot who plays his kora viviciaously on ‘Nomou Koradioulou’. Illuminating the string vibrations of another kora master, the track ‘Cora’ features guitarist Giuliano Modarelli alongside Sura Susso’s intimate playing.

Ethiopian minimalist rockers, Krar Collective contribute their swirling, heady mix on track ‘Ambassel’. Lead-singer Asseda’s spine-tingling voice soars atop the bluesy tones of the krar lyre, kebero drums and a one-string masenqo fiddle.

ANerGy Afrobeat contribute their spacious ‘vaudoo-jazz soul-funk’. The big band line-up spotlights their brass section on this track who take freeform solos before the vocals refrain for their ‘Great King Fela’. Later we hear from another big band, Mozambican Sigauque’s live track ‘Alertos Da Vida’ is an unstoppably positive song with pan-African inspirations. 

‘Yaye Boye’ was presented to World Music Network by Teranga Beat, a label working to bring back the life of the 1970s Senegalese super band Le Sahel. This laid-back track features Cheikh Tidiane Tall, Idrissa Diop and Thierno Koite. Also hailing from Senegal is the Batch Gueye Band whose Baye Fall religious beliefs inform his evocative track ‘M’beugel’.

Party tracks from Sudanese collective Wayo and kamale ngoni troubadour Tani Diakite raise the heat in the final few tracks of this Rough Guide, before Monoswezi’s mbira-led ‘Ndinwe’ gently closes the album.

Anansy Cisse: Baala (taken from The Rough Guide To The Best African Music You've Never Heard)

Anissu - Mamani Keïta

Fine combination of west-African kora and Indian bansuri (bambooflute)

Paradiya (Albert Distelbrink-kora, Kees van Boxtel-bansuri) - Mali Sadio

traditional west-African kora music with personal touch

Toumani Diabaté Kora Competition Kora: Albert Distelbrink - Massane Cisse

Here my latest remix work for South African friend Dj Fresh feat Kora "Cherrie" originally Caribbean vibe i turned it Deeper on my way...Enjoy.

Dj Fresh Feat Kora - CHERRIE- ROCCO DEEP DOWN MIX - SC

Kora and Guitar duet in American and West African Style

Kora4a Mixdown1

Konkoba - demo

This is a growing collection of music submitted to Taxi.com. I am doing this because it was suggested by Dan, the head screener, so that screeners might have a way to stream better quality samples to review. 

African Music #3 (Repose) 130 BPM - (Balafon, Kora, And Bolon)

Après une première collaboration sur l’album « Mélodie des Choses » (2012), Sébastien Giniaux (guitare acoustique, violoncelle) et Chérif Soumano (kora) se retrouvent cette fois en duo sur le disque African Variations pour un dialogue intime entre jazz et musique africaine.

03 - African Variations - Idjo

01 - African Variations - Djatta

track from the album Emerge inspired by the African Kora

Kora

Allah L'a Ke

Hamadi Massina

Kumbusora

Mali Sadio

Mammadou Bitiki

Tabara

 John Hughes &amp; Stephen Katz - kora cello duo

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An avant-garde fusion of African and European strings. Reverent and cheeky, these two virtuosic trailblazers from different backgrounds weave a seamlessly genre-blurring tapestry of sound. Hypnotic grooves, unalloyed soloing and deep synergy celebrate both tradition and improvisation in a spell-binding nexus of bliss. Playing in unison or in poignant counterpoint, the kora and cello, in the hands of these joyful souls, act as crystalline foils for each other, glorifying the unique and arresting beauty of each. Euphonic praise of poetry and fellowship!

Sorsornet - John Hughes & Stephen Katz - kora & cello duo

An avant-garde fusion of African and European strings. Reverent and cheeky, these two virtuosic trailblazers from different backgrounds weave a seamlessly genre-blurring tapestry of sound. Hypnotic grooves, unalloyed soloing and deep synergy celebrate both tradition and improvisation in a spell-binding nexus of bliss. Playing in unison or in poignant counterpoint, the kora and cello, in the hands of these joyful souls, act as crystalline foils for each other, glorifying the unique and arresting beauty of each. Euphonic praise of poetry and fellowship!

Kora music

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