Balla Tounkara Explained
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]
Notes and References
- Balla Tounkara. National Geographic . https://web.archive.org/web/20090105050500/http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/worldmusic/view/page.basic/artist/content.artist/balla_tounkara_5486 . 5 January 2009. 19 March 2022 . dead.
- Web site: Balla Tounkara. Mondomix Music . 19 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110714112117/http://mp3.mondomix.com/ballatounkara . 14 July 2011 . dead.
- Web site: Balla Tounkara and Groupe Spirit . https://web.archive.org/web/20070520101740/http://www.balla-tounkara.com/. 20 May 2007. 19 March 2022.
- Balla Tounkara, Kalefaba: The Peacemaker - Traditional Songs For The Kora. Balla Tounkara Music, 2002. UPC : 711517233521. Liner notes.
- Web site: Afropop Worldwide: Balla Tounkara, The Griot of Boston . www.afropop.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20010406121026/http://afropop.org/multi/feature/ID/10 . 2001-04-06.