Terri Kunda - Gao Hong & Kadialy Kouyate

Posted By ARC Music | Tags: Terri Kunda, Gao Hong, Kadialy Kouyate, Artist, Chinese pipa, West African kora

March 24th, 2023 sees the release of Terri Kunda – an exciting collaborative album from musical virtuosos Gao Hong and Kadialy Kouyate. One could consider Terri Kunda to be a truly unique album. For it contains the rare yet captivating combination of possibly two of world music’s most mesmerising instruments: the Chinese pipa, and the West African kora. Infused within these stringed instruments are the histories and traditions of their respective cultures, and they share these stories through musical conversations skilfully conducted by the artists.

Read more | Feb 21, 2023

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AADO - Senegalese Kora - Kadialy Kouyate

Posted By ARC Music | Tags: aado, Kadialy Kouyate. Artist, Senegal, Griot, Mandinka culture

In Senegalese society, aado stands for moral customs and values. In this album, Kadialy Kouyate’s enchanting music touches on those principles and reflects on Mandinka culture. As a musician and songwriter born into the great line of Kouyate Griot in Southern Senegal, Kadialy’s mesmerising kora playing embraces the art of storytelling, via the 21-stringed kora, and draws on heritage to inspire new, uplifting compositions.

Read more | Aug 10, 2021

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