http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.13471&rws=%2Falhaji-bai-konte%2Fdiscography.rssOne of the original masters of the kora (an African lute containing twenty-one or more strings), Alhaji Bai Konte helped draw greater attention to the music of West Africa before his death in 1986. He was the first kora player to tour the U.S., stunning audiences with his florid style. His playing was based in the Casamance style (popular in Senegal and Gambia), which features exciting improvisations filled with frantic strumming, polyrhythms and a hotter, more percussive style of playing than those popularized in the East. Konte's rich vocals accompany the plucks of his lute, which can be blazingly fast or offer quiet accompaniment. His son Dembo has become one of Gambia's most popular kora players. - Jessy TerryAfricaen720Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:55:26 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.13471&rws=%2Falhaji-bai-konte%2Fdiscography.rss One of the original masters of the kora (an African lute containing twenty-one or more strings), Alhaji Bai Konte helped draw greater attention to the music of West Africa before his death in 1986. He was the first kora player to tour the U.S., stunning audiences with his florid style. His playing was based in the Casamance style (popular in Senegal and Gambia), which features exciting improvisations filled with frantic strumming, polyrhythms and a hotter, more percussive style of playing than those popularized in the East. Konte's rich vocals accompany the plucks of his lute, which can be blazingly fast or offer quiet accompaniment. His son Dembo has become one of Gambia's most popular kora players. - Jessy Terry http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.311567&variant=play&rws=%2Falhaji-bai-konte%2Fdiscography.rss Africa Tue, 23 Oct 1973 00:00:00 -0700 Alhaji Bai Konte Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.311567 alb.311567 Alhaji Bai Konte art.13471 9.99 Kora Melodies From The Gambia, West Africa alb.311567 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/2/9/1/1651922_170x170.jpg 1973-10-23 00:00:00.0 1979-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.311567&variant=play&rws=%2Falhaji-bai-konte%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.311567&variant=data&rws=%2Falhaji-bai-konte%2Fdiscography.rss