Bai Konte

Alhaji Bai Konte (* 1920 in Brikama , Gambia, † 1983 ) is a musician and Jeli from Gambia . He played the West African instrument Kora , a 21-string bridge harp. He was the first musician to play this instrument live in the United States in 1973 at the Newport Jazz Festival .

Two of his four sons Dembo Konte and Sherrifo Konteh are also known for their Kora music. Bai Konte's grandfather, Ndaba Konteh, moved to Brikama from the Kankaba region of Mali.

Discography

1973 - Kora Melodies from The Republic of the Gambia, West Africa
1978 - Gambia's Music
1979 - Gambian Griot Kora Duets . Recorded in December 1977
1989 - Kora Melodies From the Republic of the Gambia, West Africa . Recorded in 1973
1997 - Simbomba

literature

Simon Broughton: World Music: [with 2000 CD recommendations; from salsa to soukous, from cajun to calypso; … The ultimate manual] Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 2000, ISBN 3-476-01532-7

Web links

Photo and audio sample by Alhaji Bai Konte , from Cora Connection site
Bio at germany.real.com
Bai Konte at Allmusic (English)

Individual evidence

↑ According to another source 1986
↑ Biography JALI SHERRIFO KONTEH ( Memento of the original from May 17, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Accessed August 2008 @1@ 2

personal data
SURNAME	Konte, Bai
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Konteh, Bai
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Gambian musician
DATE OF BIRTH	1920
PLACE OF BIRTH	Brikama , Gambia
DATE OF DEATH	1983

[1] According to another source 1986

[2] Biography JALI SHERRIFO KONTEH ( Memento of the original from May 17, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Accessed August 2008 @1@ 2