Kora demo (Keloumake's Sadio Cissokho)

Live at the Alliance franco-gambienne
March 24, 2011
(outdoor amphitheater, Serrekunda, The Gambia)

Keloumake is from the Casamance region of Senegal. They play three traditional instruments of The Gambia and countries in this region (Mande music). The kora is the upright harp-like instrument, the ekonting is a what Béla Fleck calls the original banjo, and bougarabou are West African drums usually played in a set of three. The ekonting player is Fula, wearing traditional dress and facial scars.

Aïssatou Dieme: vocals
Sadio Cissokho: kora, vocals
Adama Sambou: ekonting, vocals
Aziz Lulu Manga: bougarabou drums
Alain Bangoura: bolong bata drum
El Hadj Soumaré: guitar

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