Music & Performing Arts

Dembo Konte

Kora performer and recording artist

A Gambian legacy

Dembo Konte carried the music of a prominent Gambian kora family to international audiences. A son of Alhaji Bai Konte, he recorded with fellow kora player Kausu Kuyateh and balafon player Mawdo Suso. His wider recording collaborations also included the British group 3 Mustaphas 3.

THEIR MARK ON HISTORY

01Recorded the Jaliology project with Kausu Kuyateh and Mawdo Suso.

02Featured on the 1990 recording Jail Roll by 3 Mustaphas 3.

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SOURCES & FURTHER READING01Compass Records artist biography

Photo: Compass Records artist biography · Image rights retained by source. Cropped or framed for display. AI-assisted resolution enhancement. View original photograph. Dembo Konte, Kausu Kuyateh and Mawdo Suso on the Jaliology record sleeve, supplied by Compass Records.

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