The much anticipated inspirational album of Soto Koto Band entitled the 'Kora Dance' is finally out in the market. The album features-Jaliba Kuyateh, widely acredited as the master of the 21-string African harp known as the kora. The album, comprising powerful African rhythms and melodies blend with the vibrant horns of American Jazz musicians is a must grab piece. The album Kora Dance is a stage show of two hours with dancing and singing girls from The Gambia and an all-star band direct from Africa known as the Kumareh band.
It was produced and arranged by Oko Drammeh at the Soto Koto Music Label, Hollywood, USA. renowned for being a man of music and king of the kora sound, Jaliba started singing in small groups and parties and at the same time attending school, playing kora and learning the trade of the music business in Banjul in the shadows of Ifangbondi Band. He found his way to Senegal and Guinea Bissau singing River Gambia kora-blues. He later traveled to abroad notably to London, Paris, Amsterdam and the United States and everywhere, he played the people would applaud. This gained him international fame in Amsterdam, were he played at the African Music Festival in the Paradiso with other major African stars. Jaliba, is a great singer known as the "Kumareh Bird" because of his silky voice. Without his singing, playing and dancing, the kora music would not have been the same. From this time on he had no other name than Jali, a noble role as a griot ordained by the community and respected by all.
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