Kalifa Kamara
Biographical Information
Born: Côte d'Ivoire
References
Charry, Eric. 2000. Mande Music: Traditional and Modern Music of the Maninka and Mandinka of Western Africa. Chicago; London: University of Chicago Press.
p. 147
Instrumental recordings of koni or bala playing are rare, except for sporadic field recordings. Increasing interest outside Africa, however, appears to be stimulating releases, including a comprehensive set of three CDs recorded by one of Guinea's finest bala players, El Hadj Djeli Sory Kouyate, and a trio called the Ivorys (1987-disc) consisting of two balas and one kora.
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