This page contains links to Kora-teachers and performers as well as links to other kora related sites that might be of interest. The individuals or organisations listed do not necessarily play or endorse Kumbengo Koras or any of our products.
If you would like to be listed or if you can recommend somebody who should be listed, please contact us.
Kora Teachers North-America:
California:
Baba the Storyteller, Los Angeles Area
Website: www.BabatheStoryteller
http://YouTube.com/BabatheStoryteller
http://Facebook.com/BabatheStoryteller
http://Twitter.com/Djeliba
Tel.: 866-Jaliyaa ( 866-525-4922)
Amadou Fall, San Diego
Website: www.myspace.com/seneafrica
Tel.: 619-721-0825
Karamo Susso, San Francisco Bay Area
Website: www.myspace.com/karamosusso
Tel.: 415-525-0653
Unity Nguyen, San Francisco Bay Area
Website: www.UnityHealingHands.com
Tel.: 510-599-2288
Keenan Webster, San Francisco Bay Area
Website: www.myspace.com/keenanwebster
Tel.: 510-393-9280
New Mexico:
Justin Handley, Madrid/Santa Fe
Website: www.koramusic.com
Tel.: 901-466-6873
Robby Rothschild, Santa Fe
Website: www.roundmountainmusic.com
www.sonicbids.com/roundmountain
Tel.: 505-603-3973
New York:
Fode Kamissoko, Bronx
email: kamissoko_fode@yahoo.com
Tel.: 718-547-2347
917-939-9702
917-257-4558
Vermont:
John Hughes, Brattleboro
Website: www.JohnHughesArts.com
Tel.: 802-380-5683
Washington:
Karim Koumbassa, Seattle
Website: www.oneworlddance.com
email: Karim@oneworlddance.com
Tel.: 206-409-6430
Kora Players:
www.toumani-diabate.com, Toumani Diabate, Griot - Maître de Kora - Bamako - Mali
www.morykante.com, Mory Kante, a legendary master of the Kora
www.fmsuso.com, Foday Musa Suso, World famous Griot from the Gambia
www.princediabate.com, Prince Diabate, Master Kora player and vocalist from Guinea
www.dunyakan.com, N'Faly Kouyaté, Jeli from Guinea, played w. Afro Celt Sound System, etc..
www.mamadoukora.com, Mamadou Diabate, Kora master and Jeli from Mali
www.myspace.com/boubacardiebate, Boubacar Diebate, gifted Kora player, Jeli from Konde, Senegal
www.jacquesburtin.com, Jaques Burtin, great site with good info and nice Kora music
www.babathestoryteller.com, Baba, Kora musician and master teller of tales
Kora, Africa, etc...
www.kora-music.com, pretty much the top kora site, lots of info, notation, forum etc..
www.coraconnection.com, great site about koras and West African music
echarry.web.wesleyan.edu, the authority on Mande Music, in fact wrote the book about it
www.abbaye-keur-moussa.org, Keur Moussa Monastery near Dakar, Senegal. In french
www.africanmusic.org, to hear about what's happening in African music around the world
Other Instruments:
www.harpsoflorien.com, Raphael Weismans fine handcrafted Harps
www.kiernanmusic.com, Brian Kiernan, builds fine Archtop Guitars on the Big Island of Hawaii
www.tribesdrums.com, Tribes Drums, fine custom drum sets from Boulder, CO _________Feel The Love!
Miscellaneous:
www.soundtracks-mysteria-music.com, Dana Hardens Musica Mysteria, classical soundtrack composing
www.batikartbybeth.com, fine art batik by Beth McCoy Evans
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