Leon Keita – Leon Keita (Analog Africa Dance Edition No.16, 2023) Leon Keita is a compilation highlighting songs by the mysterious Guinean guitarist Leon Keita,…
View More Leon Keita’s Musical Alchemy: Manding Traditions with a Funk TwistTag: Guinean music
Global Mashup Concert in Queens, New York, Stride Piano Meets Guinea
The upcoming musical event, Mini-Global Mashup: Stride Piano Meets Guinea, on May 21, 2023, will showcase a captivating collaboration between two talented musicians from vastly…
View More Global Mashup Concert in Queens, New York, Stride Piano Meets GuineaBalafon, the ancient xylophone of West Africa
The balafon is a type of struck idiophone, specifically a gourd-resonated xylophone. It is closely associated with the Gur, Mandé, and Senufo peoples of West…
View More Balafon, the ancient xylophone of West AfricaKimi Djabaté Turns Pain of Childhood into Uplifting, Love-Filled Tunes on Latest Album ‘Dindin’
Kimi Djabaté – Dindin (Cumbancha, 2023) Dindin is the new album by highly talented multi-instrumentalist, composer and vocalist Kimi Djabaté. Currently based in Portugal, Djabaté…
View More Kimi Djabaté Turns Pain of Childhood into Uplifting, Love-Filled Tunes on Latest Album ‘Dindin’WOMEX 2022 to Present Lusofónica Regional Stage
The influential annual gathering of world music professionals, WOMEX, will be presenting the Lusofónica Stage in 2022. The artists selected to perform represent Portuguese-speaking countries,…
View More WOMEX 2022 to Present Lusofónica Regional StageFanta Konatê at Malungo Festival
Brazil-based Guinean artist Fanta Konatê recently presented her show” Donabá” at Malungo Festival, a showcase for black Brazilian music Fanta Konatê is a singer, dancer,…
View More Fanta Konatê at Malungo FestivalNatu Camara Livestream at Global Arts Live
Global Arts Live presented a terrific livestream concert on October sixth, 2020. Natu Camara sang from her home studio for 70 minutes. She was accompanied…
View More Natu Camara Livestream at Global Arts LiveArtist Profiles: Natu Camara
Natu Camara was born in Ivory Coast and grew up in Guinea. She got together with three friends to form female R&B/hip-hop band, the Ideal…
View More Artist Profiles: Natu CamaraGuinean Bongo Sidibe to Present New Album Root Boy – Pon pon pon
Bongo Sidibe and The Tontons with Duniya Dance and Drum Company are set to perform on Friday, January 31, 2020 at Ashkenaz Music in Berkeley,…
View More Guinean Bongo Sidibe to Present New Album Root Boy – Pon pon ponArtist Profiles: Wofa
Wofa means ‘come together’ in the Soso dialect of Guinea. It also represents the combined energy of some of the finest young performers of West…
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