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Ibrahim dit « M'Bady » Kouyaté (1934 - 2016) was a famous korafolá A korafolá is a kora player in mandinka (who is able to make the kora talk) - korafolálu, plural. , hailing from Guinea. He has played with famous singers and jelilu such as Sory Kandia Kouyate, Keba Cissoko (kora), El Hadj Djeli Sory Kouyate and Sidikiba Diabate (balafon), and also Miriam Makeba and Harry Belafonte. He performs Manding folksongs alone or with his wife Diaryatou, with his very own style using minor tuning scale (sauta tuning ).
You should be very amazed by his solos, so inventive. With his former band (Soutoukoun CD), he plays the kora with his younger son Sekou who adds a new and groovy touch in that old music.
I like his « bluesy » style and his rough and deep singing style inspirated by the ancient aeds.
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