Balla Tounkara [SEP] country of citizenship
Balla Tounkara
Balla Tounkara is a Kora player and singer from Mali.
Early life.
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.
Current activities.
Balla Tounkara has released many albums and plays both solo and with a group called 'Groupe Spirite'. He moved to the United States in 1996 and now lives in Boston.
See also.
, Pharoah Sanders, Matthew Kopka, Iris Brooks (1996). "Jali Kunda: Griots of West Africa and Beyond". Ellipsis Arts.
External links.
- African griot images Catherine Lavender, 2000
- Balla Tounkara "Griot" Catherine A. Salmons, 2004
- The Maninka and Mandinka Jali/Jeli
- The Ancient Craft of Jaliyaa
- Keita: The Heritage of the Griot (film notes)
- "The Griot" documentary by Volker Goetze
- The Grio News (The Grio