Bantam Ba Kouyate

Kane Mathis

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 11, 2000)
• Original Release Date: January 11, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• ASIN: B00004SDMX
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #885,485 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Gambia River

2. Kelefa Ba

3. Bantam Ba Kouyate

4. Sori

5. Rain Subsiding

6. Mammadou Sanyang Ba

7. Morning Drumming

8. Jaliya

9. Singing

10. Hamma Ba Jata

11. Mansa Mansa

12. After the Rains

13. Yama

14. Kaira

15. Masane Sise

16. Yarabi

Editorial Reviews

Roderic Knight, PhD, Professor of Ethnomusicology, Oberlin College Conservatory of Music

The kora is finding its way into experimental compositions in jazz,funk, concert music, and the theater. But not all the new performers play these new styles. Kane Mathis, in his first kora release,collaborates with Gambian Mandinka colleagues Moriba Kouyate and Sefai Jobarteh to create a new but pure sound for the classic kora repertoire. The playing is brilliant, the voice pleasant and soulful.

Product Description

Traditional Mandinka Music from the Gambia West Africa performed on the 21 string harp, Kora. Kane is an American student of Kora Legend Malamin Jobarteh with who he lives during the summer.

Band members: Kane Mathis - Solo Kora
Mori Ba Kouyate - Accompanying Kora
Sefai Jobarteh - Singing

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, January 8, 2004

By A Customer

Really an amazing work of art. This musician is so talented.