Hometown: Ziguinchor
"breathtaking finger-work & musicianship" - New Statesman "Intriguing" - The Guardian **** A “ gem” - Jazzwise **** “Kora that rocks” - Montreal Gazette "The Hendrix of the Kora" - Music News
With a big African Heart, virtuoso Senegalese kora player Seckou Keita is not to be confined to any one genre, dipping comfortably in and out of jazz, classical, pop, urban, flamenco, rock and reggae. He takes us on a musical journey of imagination and human emotions. His superb musicianship, generosity and diversity has transported audiences from any walk of life to places they had never imagined they would go.
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