- Vinyl (17 Oct 1990)
- Format: Import
- Label: Rounder Select
- ASIN: B00008FPBD
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette
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Track Listings
| 1. Alla I'aa Ke |
| 2. Cewe Lenkele Wecho |
| 3. Cedo |
| 4. Kelefa Ba |
| 5. Baa to Toto |
| 6. Jato |
| 7. Alhaji Bamba Bojang |
| 8. Fayunkunko |
| 9. Dalua |
| 10. Jula Jekere |
| 11. Tara [#][*] |
| 12. Jato [#][*] |
| 13. Tuning Kora [#][*] |
| 14. Simbomba [#][*] |
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
The Kottke of the Kora
19 Oct 2004
Format:Audio CD
This is really a stunning set of songs from Konte. I hadn't realised he'd passed away until I read one of the reviews posted here. Of course he sounds nothing like Leo Kottke, but he can move with that same dazzling speed, say on 'Baa to toto', whilst imitating a frog, belting a bluesy barrelhouse piano sound and simultaneously unfolding a melody. Elsewhere, on 'Daua', he hums like an insect over a sitar sounding piece. The moods vary, from festive rollicking, through booming rhythms,to eerie melodies. Like Kottke, without witnessing a performance, it's hard to believe only one man is making such a surplus of music.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
few perfect albums; this is one
7 Feb 2009
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
When I first heard this, in an earlier centuty, I had no idea what was coming. This has been one of my very favorite recordings since then. Amazing depth of talent and musical emotion.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
*Truly One of the Greatest Musicians of All Times*
18 Nov 2008
Format:Audio CD
Don't you dare miss the ultimate dazzling recording of the famed, undisputed African master of the Gambian Kora harp. Alhaji Bai Konte's legandary artistry was well documented by the press for making even some of the worlds most the most brutal dictators and hearless tyrants weep like children.
The short Amazon clips below do not begin to do it justice because they are too short to cover his astonishing transitions. Take it from a conservatory graduate and full time touring professional musician: get this recording and spread it around. Great for background, foreground, and concentrated listening. There is a lot more here than the musics gleaming surface. Use headphones and really concentrate on every nuance - and try to keep your foot tapping to the tempo of the initial groove no matter what you hear - and you are in for a mind altering experience.
It a blessing that this vital recording was made (almost didn't happen) and it has been blowing my mind for over 30 years. I cannot imagine life without it, and it is a human tragedy that the publisher is considering discontinuing it. It is, without question, one of the great recordings of all time.
The harmony, counterpoint, texture, melody, technique, interpretation,is off the charts. Above all the incredible way Konte appears to leave his astounding rhythmic grooves behind, moving seamlessly into soaring arabesques and "counter sections" only to to drop back to the original groove later on: RIGHT ON THE BEAT, RIGHT IN TEMPO, and in EXACTLY the right place where the groove would have been is utter genius. Konte playes contrasting sections like the greatest of modern Jazz drummers take a solo - but unlike them Konte keeps the harmony and melody going too. If Beethoven, or Charlie Parker, or Rachmanainoff or Earl Hines or Tony Williams were from Gambia they might sound almost as good as Konte.
Maybe. But I never heard of those musicians making grown men cry.
The short Amazon clips below do not begin to do it justice because they are too short to cover his astonishing transitions. Take it from a conservatory graduate and full time touring professional musician: get this recording and spread it around. Great for background, foreground, and concentrated listening. There is a lot more here than the musics gleaming surface. Use headphones and really concentrate on every nuance - and try to keep your foot tapping to the tempo of the initial groove no matter what you hear - and you are in for a mind altering experience.
It a blessing that this vital recording was made (almost didn't happen) and it has been blowing my mind for over 30 years. I cannot imagine life without it, and it is a human tragedy that the publisher is considering discontinuing it. It is, without question, one of the great recordings of all time.
The harmony, counterpoint, texture, melody, technique, interpretation,is off the charts. Above all the incredible way Konte appears to leave his astounding rhythmic grooves behind, moving seamlessly into soaring arabesques and "counter sections" only to to drop back to the original groove later on: RIGHT ON THE BEAT, RIGHT IN TEMPO, and in EXACTLY the right place where the groove would have been is utter genius. Konte playes contrasting sections like the greatest of modern Jazz drummers take a solo - but unlike them Konte keeps the harmony and melody going too. If Beethoven, or Charlie Parker, or Rachmanainoff or Earl Hines or Tony Williams were from Gambia they might sound almost as good as Konte.
Maybe. But I never heard of those musicians making grown men cry.
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