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Seckou (Sakho) and Ramata (Kouyaté) are hailing both from Gambia. Seckou is a korafolá A korafolá is a kora player in mandinka (who is able to make the kora talk) - korafolálu, plural. and a great singer, Ramata sings with her high pitched
voice in the pure tradition of jèlímussolujèlílu (plural, jèlílu) are bards, loremasters, and praise-singers in the Manding areas whose functions are
story-telling, speaking about lineages, singing and playing music as they want and hear it..
Both talk to Mandenka people, in the country and immigrates without nostalgy, combining their tough and great voices,
telling the deeds of the Manding heroes and realities of the expatriate life.
I appreciate very much the modernity of their style. Many world artists - whom
Lansiné Kouyaté at bala - have colaborated to their album, the only one I know..
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Seckou Sacko et Ramata Kouyaté, Sekou & Ramata - 1991 - © Mandé / Island |
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