Balla Tounkara

Balla Tounkara is a kora player and singer from Mali.[1]

He was born in Mali into a family of griots, who traditionally played music to the kings of the Malian Empire in their royal court. He started to learn the kora as a child.[2]

Tounkara has released many albums and plays both solo and with a group called Groupe Spirite.[3] He moved to the United States in 1996[4] and now lives in Boston.[5]

References
  1. "Balla Tounkara". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  2. "Balla Tounkara". Mondomix Music. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  3. "Balla Tounkara and Groupe Spirit". Archived from the original on 20 May 2007. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  4. Balla Tounkara, Kalefaba: The Peacemaker - Traditional Songs For The Kora. Balla Tounkara Music, 2002. UPC : 711517233521. Liner notes.
  5. "Afropop Worldwide: Balla Tounkara, The Griot of Boston". www.afropop.org. Archived from the original on 2001-04-06.


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