Kairaba Jabi, by Dembo Konte & Kausu Kuyateh

Kairaba Jabi

by Dembo Konte & Kausu Kuyateh

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1.	Kairaba Jabi 04:26	info
2.	Simbomba 04:11	info
3.	Ngaleng Sonko 08:27	info
4.	Saliya 06:37	info
5.	Mamma Maneh 04:58	info
6.	Mammadu Sanyang 04:14	info
7.	Demba Hajada 03:37	info
8.	Banta Toure 07:15	info
9.	Yeyengo 06:19	info
10.	Tiramakhan 06:33	info
11.	Fayinkunko 08:53	info
12.	Sunkariba 06:01	info
13.	Solo 03:52	info

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From the time they hit the UK at the beginning of the world music explosion in 1987, Gambia’s Dembo Konte and Senegal’s Kausu Kuyateh toured worldwide as the best international ambassadors of the kora, West Africa’s multi-stringed harp-lute. Before the subsequent success of Mali's Toumani Diabate who was an admirer of their work, their duo albums were acclaimed as the most accessible from this fabulous tradition. This 76 minute selection of the best was produced by Ian Anderson (fRoots) and Lucy Duran (BBC Radio 3).

“Nothing is ever quite the same after the first time you hear a kora played live in a West African setting. Dembo Konte was the musician who opened my ears, and he made these recordings with Kausu Kuyateh soon afterwards. They still sound powerful and raw, evocative and timeless.” Charlie Gillett, 1998.

CD (1998) NOW SOLD OUT: Download re-release includes full original sleeve notes by Ian Anderson and Lucy Duran.

Sadly, Dembo passed away in 2014 and Kausu in 2018.

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released June 2, 2020

Track 1 recorded August 1994 in London, UK. Produced by Ian Anderson, engineered by Ralph Jordan & Chris MacLean.
Tracks 2-9 recorded May 1987 at Ideal Sound, London. Produced by Lucy Duran and Ian Anderson, engineered by David Kenny. © 1987 Rogue Records Ltd.
Tracks 10-13 recorded December 1986 in Brikama, Gambia. Produced by Lucy Duran and Ian Anderson, recorded by Lucy Duran. © 1987 Rogue Records Ltd.

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