Music & Performing Arts
Bai Konte (Alhaji)
Pioneering kora player and jali
1920–1983Alhaji Bai Konte was a jali from Brikama whose international performances helped introduce the kora to new audiences. He appeared at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1973 and made influential recordings. His family and musical collaborators continued this international exchange through later generations of kora performers.
THEIR MARK ON HISTORY
01Performed at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1973.
02Recorded Kora Melodies from the Republic of the Gambia in 1973.
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