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 Soriba Kouyate was a very great korafolá A korafolá is a kora player in mandinka (who is able to make the kora talk) -
korafolálu, plural. and a jazz composer with a touch of genius. The very great originality of Soriba Kouyate, on my sense, is his ability to play on kora alone, as he says himself, “every style of music, classics, blues, jazz, funk, reggae and oriental music” (CD booklets of Kanakassi and Bamana).
In search of a modern touch, he became one of the favourite partners of new jazz generation artists such as Linley Marthe
(bass), Joël Allouche (drums), François Quillet, Paolo Fresu (trumpet) ou Nguyen
Lè (guitar), and also naturally, world music artists like Toure Kunda; just listen to Soriba's kora captivating performances on Toure Kunda's album, Terra Saabi.
Indeed, Soriba Kouyate has widened the kora spectrum in a specific jazzy, bold,
stimulating and new orientation.
 I appreciate his jazz compositions like Summertime or Another Day in Paradise.
Unfortunately, that great korafolá A korafolá is a kora
player in mandinka (who is able to make the kora talk) - korafolálu, plural. , who magnified the kora such a way, has played his last note and has passed away 10/13/2010 in France, a few
weeks after recording with the legendary Kora Jazz Band, the most
beautiful tracks on this group.
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Djigui, © Sowarex, 1997, Igloo/ Igl 132 |
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Kanakassi, © Act Music, 1999, Act 9272-2 |
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Bamana, © Act Music, 2001, ACT 9288 -2 |
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Live In Montreux, © Act Music, 2003, ACT ACT 9414-2 |
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Kora Jazz Band © 2010 Celluloid / Rue Stendhal - feat Soriba Kouyaté |
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Sigi Finkel, Spirit of Rythm © 2011 Blue Flame Records - feat S. Kouyaté |
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