LAMIN JOBARTEH - Kora & Vocals,
MARCO SIGRIST - Guitar,
SYLVAIN PETITE - Drum,
MAX NDIAYE - Percussion,
JEAN-CLAUDE TORKO - Bass,
BRANDY BUTLER - Vocals,
ALINA AMURI - Vocals,
ADRIEN OGGIER - Trumpet & Flugelhorn,
MICHAEL FLURY - Trombone,
ROGER GREIPL - Saxophones & Vocals
Influences
Amadou Jobarteh, Fela Kuti, Antonin Dvorak, Die Aeronauten, Super Rail Band, Mali Music, Kongo Music, Merkurya Getachew....
Sounds Like
You can hear a funky griot playing the kora on the edge of tradition and creation riding on deep manding, afro-beat and all king of grooves singing history but also his stories. You can hear talking drums, crying guitars and laughing horns and above all, a music that reflects all the battles and the coming together of musicians from different cultures.
In earlier times when kings ruled West Africa, the kora was the instrument which accompanied the royal storytellers. Now that the kings are dead or in early retirement we have decided to sit the kora on the empty throne.... and to let it play with a joyful band of many colours.
King Kora is a 10 musician griot orchestra that has been playing over a 150 concerts in Switzerland, Germany, France, and Westafrica in the 8 years since they first met...and they would love to play also in Sweden, Spain, Netherlands, UK, Paleo Festival, Couleur Cafe and many many more. PLEASE! They are more than ready for that!!
Most of the you can hear on that page and the two vidoe clips below are from their Gambia River Tour in february 2007.
King Kora would like to thank Popkredit der Stadt Zürich, Migros Kulturprozent and Culture and Development, Berne, for their kind support of the CH concerts 2007!
And now take a look at GAMBIA RIVER TOUR PART I
GAMBIA RIVER TOUR PART II
Hello dear Friends, thanks for the add. I am very greatful having you as a friend on myspace. I was able to enjoy your music some years ago in Duisburg, germany. I hope to see you soon again around here. All the best, Dirk.
hey hey !!! Un grand bonjour à Roger. La Suisse serait-elle désormais connue pour ses griots... C'est quand le monde est à l'envers qu'on l'apprécie le plus, bravo ça fait plaisir. Amitiés
Hey danke fürs adde! :) Eui Musig isch ächt super... bi überrascht gsi, isch susch ned das was i lose.. hmm schad nüt erreichbars meh bis in September.. :(
hallo king kora, klasse musik macht ihr!!! viel spass beim kasumama festival - ich hoffe, wir treffen uns mal bei irgendeinem festival auf der bühne! grüsse dieter - argile
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