La Kora Du Sénégal
Lamine Konté
- Artist
- Lamine Konté
- Label
- Arion
- Catalog number
- FARN 91018
- Format
- LP · Album
- Country
- US
- Released
- 1975
- Genre
- Folk, World, & Country
What’s on it
La Kora Du Sénégal has 12 tracks, about 34:30 of music.
- A1M'Besseyla (Air Afrocubain)
- A2Casamance
- A3Mama Tamba (Solo De Kora)
- A4Moune Ma Ko (Rythme Afrocubain) Chant De La Dot
- A5Diouala (Air De La Casamance)
- A6Kaki Lambé (Danses De Possédés) Solo De Percussions
- B1Africa
- B2Ma Konon
- B3Yobaléma (CHant Pour Danse Des Femmes Du Nord Du Sénégal)
- B4Yarabi (Chant D'Amour Malinké)
- B5Casa Saby
- B6Chant Des Pilons
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Where it came from
Released in 1975 on the French label Arion, La Kora Du Sénégal features the virtuoso kora player Lamine Konté. This recording serves as a quintessential document of West African griot traditions during a period when world music began to find a wider, appreciative audience in Europe. The production was intended to showcase the intricate, melodic dexterity of the kora, a 21-string harp-lute, in a clean, studio-recorded format that allowed the instrument's delicate resonances to reach listeners outside of traditional performance settings.
The album's design reflects the minimalist and ethnographic aesthetic favored by Arion during the 1970s, prioritizing the cultural authenticity of the performer over elaborate cover art. Lamine Konté, known for his ability to translate ancient oral histories into accessible instrumental arrangements, was widely praised for his technical precision on this record. It remains a respected title among ethnomusicologists and collectors of African classical music for its contribution to the preservation and global dissemination of Senegalese musical heritage.
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