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Moh! Kouyaté at Bimhuis
Courtesy of Onno Beukenhorst | Posted on June 21, 2017
When
Thu, October 5, 2017
20:30
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Musicians
Sekou Kouyate
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Singer/guitarist Moh! Kouyaté from Guinea mixes West-African grooves with soul and jazz. ‘The whole history of Manding guitar music flows through Moh! Kouyate’s fingers’ (FT.com).
Moh! Kouyaté received his first guitar from his grandmother and he learned his first chords from his father. His family has a musical tradition going back to the 13th century and this can be heard in his narrative vocals, but his music is absolutely contemporary: soul, blues and jazz have shaped his guitar style.
Kouyaté has listened to guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix, George Benson and Ben Harper and has mixed their techniques with West-African styles. He toured America with blues guitarist Corey Harris and he eventually moved from his homeland Guinée to Paris. His debut album Loundo features a guest appearance by French cello player Vincent Ségal....