Bibliograph

22 Strings cordes, Seckou Keita

Type

Label

22 Strings cordes, Seckou Keita

Language

eng

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other

Form of composition

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Format of music

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Literary text for sound recordings

other

Main title

22 Strings cordes

Medium

compact disc

Music parts

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Oclc number

919273759

Responsibility statement

Seckou Keita

Summary

Seckou Keita has arguably become the most influential and inspiring Kora player of his generation, an exceptional and charismatic musician. In his new album 22 Strings, Seckou explores what it means to be a modern global citizen, and yet to live with seven centuries of tradition and heritage expressed through music. He gives us the kora in its purest guise, a wondrous instrument that can soothe the bloodlust of warriors and take the human spirit to a place of deep meditation, stillness and beauty. The title of the album says it all. Centuries ago, when the djinns, the spirits of the African bush, gave the first ever kora to the griot Jali Mady 'Wuleng' (Jali Mady 'The Red') it had 22 strings. Then, when Jali Mady died, his fellow griots took one string away in his memory. But back in its birthplace in southern Senegal and Guinea Bissau, the 22-stringed kora survives, with the extra string giving the instrument special advantages in terms of tonal reach and groove. For Seckou Keita, that one extra string represents home: the place where his heart resides

Table Of Contents

1. The Path From Gabou 04:36 -- 2. N'doké (Little Bro) 05:50 -- 3. Mikhi Nathan Mu-Toma (The Invisible Man) 06:37 -- 4. If Only I Knew 04:22 -- 5. Alpha Yaya 04:49 -- 6. Kana-Sila 03:50 -- 7. Tatono 06:12 -- 8. Mandé 04:26 -- 9. Abdou N'Diaye 02:48 -- 10. Future Strings in E 06:49

Target audience

adult

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Twenty two strings cordes

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