Balla Tounkara

Balla Tounkara is a kora player and singer from Mali.[1]

He was born in Mali into a family of griots, who traditionally played music to the kings of the Malian Empire in their royal court. He started to learn the kora as a child.[2]

Tounkara has released many albums and plays both solo and with a group called Groupe Spirite.[3] He moved to the United States in 1996[4] and now lives in Boston.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Balla Tounkara". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Balla Tounkara". Mondomix Music. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Balla Tounkara and Groupe Spirit". Archived from the original on 20 May 2007. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  4. ^ Balla Tounkara, Kalefaba: The Peacemaker - Traditional Songs For The Kora. Balla Tounkara Music, 2002. UPC : 711517233521. Liner notes.
  5. ^ "Afropop Worldwide: Balla Tounkara, The Griot of Boston". www.afropop.org. Archived from the original on 2001-04-06.


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