European First: Nansady Keita & Bouba Diakite workshop/performance in Sheffield. From Saturday August 21st – Sunday 22nd Sheffield is pleased to announce this exciting European first: a weekend of Guniean drumming, dancing and song with Nansady Keita (maitre djembefola) and Bouba Diakite (dancer. For more detials, ticket sales and accomodation read the full article. Read more »
Guinea
News in from Sterns' : New release, a two cd retrospective 
New release on World Village: Mamadou Barry, a legendry name in African Music releases 
, his first album in his own name which features the finest Guinean musicians and singers, including Missia Saran and Sia Tolna. 
From the record label : Amadou Sodia is a central figure in the vibrant music-scene of oday's Guinea. Son of a poet, Amadou was born in the town of Fadama, close to the centre of present day Guinea. He was born Amadou Doumbouya ( the sodia is taken from the name of a theatre company he co-founded in 1987 ) and it was still as a Doumbouya that he joined the Horoya-Band one of the most poplar groups in Guines in the 1970's and 80's and later sang two songs on Ousmane Kouyate's classic album of 1990, Domba.
'Tunya', is the second album by Guinean kora and balafon player/singer/composer and former Afro Celt Sound System member N'Faly Kouyaté and follows his 2004 debut 'Kora Grooves', both recorded with his band Dunyakan ('the Voice of the World').
With their latest album, Tunya due for release on the German Galileo label in August 2008, N'Faly Kouyate and Dunyakan announce a series of UK dates.GondwanaSound: other content and links
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