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Dembo Konte (* 1942 in Banjul ; † January 14, 2014 ) was a musician and Jeli (griot) from Gambia .

Life

Konte played the West African instrument Kora , a 21-string bridge harp. He was the son of Alhaji Bai Konte and has played in a duet with the Senegalese Kansu Kouyaté since 1987 and toured the United Kingdom as the duo "Konte & Kuyateh" .

Discography

  • 1984 - Baa Toto
  • 1990 - Jaliya
  • 1990 - Jali Roll as Konte & Kuyateh
  • 1995 - Jaliology as Konte & Kuyateh
  • 1998 - Kairaba Jabi

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 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
  2. ^ Konte & Kuyateh allmusic.com, accessed August 2008
  3. ^ World Music Network Blog. In: worldmusic.net. Retrieved March 13, 2017 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Konte, Dembo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Konteh, Dembo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Gambian musician
DATE OF BIRTH 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Banjul , Gambia
DATE OF DEATH January 14, 2014