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Musicians around the world• David Gilden started Cora Connection as a band which later turned into this web site. He has traveled extensively throughout West Africa and has made several recordings.• Banning Eyre music journalist and guitar player, studied guitar in West Africa and Zimbabwe. His book "In Griot Time" talks about his many adventures in Bamako, Mali. • Mamadou Diabate Malian kora musician. • Toumani Diabate son of Sidiki Diabate, the great Malian kora djeli. • Mory Kanté Guinea kora musician, based in Paris. • Prince Diabate Guinea kora musician. • Zoumana Diarra Malian guitarist based Holland, he also plays ngoni and kora. • Balla Kouyate plays the balophone, originally from Mali he is now based in Boston. • Cheick Hamala Diabate is a Malian musician who plays the ngoni, we met in Bamako back in the 90s! • Seckou Keita kora musician from Ziguinchor. • Harald Loquenz This Austrian musician plays kora with the ensemble, Kakilambe. His kora web site features text in German & English. • Kane Mathis plays the oud and the kora. He has traveled to The Gambia several times to study kora with the Jobarteh family. • Dembo Jobarteh Gambian kora dejli, nephew of Amadu Bansang Jobarteh, and a relative of Malamini Jobarteh. • Pa Bobo Jobarteh's Kaira Kunda Arts is the virtual home of this Gambian kora dejli (Tata Jobarteh's younger brother) • Fula Flute a New York City based ensemble that features the "tambin" (Fulani flute). • Nathalie Cora Is the cyber home of Montreal kora musician, Nathalie Dussault. She has studied the kora almost as long as I have, and is one of the first woman kora players to be taken seriously! • Bassekou Kouyate ngoni musican from Segou, Mali. • Tony Vacca & World Rhythms "Get with the rhythms of diversity." If you have a chance to see Tony perform with his group (featuring tama player, Massamba Diop), don't miss it! African Music web sites• Afropop Worldwide explores the African diapora, highlights include streaming audio, searchable database and more.• African Music Encyclopedia features bios, discographies, photos,images and a glosssary. • Cosaan This excellent site focused on West African music. • Kora page from Ph.D. Joseph Hill's Cosaan site (different server).  • Gambian Griot School of Music and Dance.
• professor Eric Charry African music page • Maailman musiikin keskus (Global Music Centre) • Ancient Future West African Polyrhythms • African Hip Hop Urban music has a strong foothold in Africa West African Internet Radio stations• Africa N°1, Gabon• Radio Liberte, Bamako, Mali • Radio Kankan, Guinea Conakry
Internet Radio stations that feature African & world music• One Gambia features lots of 'local' culture, a special thanks for making it available!
• Mostly Manding : Tuesday afternoon @ 2:00pm EST • Spin The Globe : Friday morning @ 10am-noon PST West African Photos• Impressions de la Casamance, Senegal• DJELIYA - griots et musiciens du Mali West African Background Information• The Gambia • Access Gambia very cool web portal!
• Senegal • Senegal (This document is hosted in Australia) • Senegal Via Gopher • Dakar Trade Point • Senegal country profile from the BBC World Service • Gambia country profile from the BBC World Service • Mali country profile from the BBC World Service • Guinea country profile from the BBC World Service • Guinea Bissau country profile from the BBC World Service Maps of West Africa• The Gambia• Maps of Africa • Partial Map Gambia (Big 1006x1206 pixels) • African Studies WWW (U. Penn) Other African Web Sites• AFRICA ONLINE• Alchemy of Africa • University of Pennsylvania, African Studies Weather around the World• WeatherNet: Tropical WeatherAfrican Travel Information• Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (US Gov.)• Health Information for Travelers to West Africa (CDC U.S. gov.) Top of this page Cora Connection is a service of 
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