http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.13471&rws=%2Falhaji-bai-konte%2Ftop-tracks.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 TerryAfricaen720Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:44:54 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.13471&rws=%2Falhaji-bai-konte%2Ftop-tracks.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=tra.352995&variant=play&rws=%2Falhaji-bai-konte%2Ftop-tracks.rss Africa Mon, 1 Jan 1979 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Alhaji Bai Konte on Rhapsody Online 352995 tra.352995 Alhaji Bai Konte art.13471 0.99 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 Baa To Toto tra.352995 296000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.352995&variant=play&rws=%2Falhaji-bai-konte%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.352995&variant=data&rws=%2Falhaji-bai-konte%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.352993&variant=play&rws=%2Falhaji-bai-konte%2Ftop-tracks.rss Africa Mon, 1 Jan 1979 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Alhaji Bai Konte on Rhapsody Online 352993 tra.352993 Alhaji Bai Konte art.13471 0.99 Kora Melodies From The Gambia, West Africa 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