N'Faly Kouyate is a Guinean musician. He is a member of the Mandinka ethnic group of West Africa. His father was the griot Konkoba Kabinet Kouyate, who lived in Siguiri, Guinea.[1]

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N'Faly Kouyate
Kouyate playing the kora with the Afro Celt Sound System, August 2007
Background information
Origin	Siguiri, Guinea
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, kora, balafon
Years active	1994–present
Website	https://folothesource.com/nfalykouyate

In 1994 Kouyate moved to Belgium and formed the ensemble Dunyakan (The Voice of the World). In 1997, he was invited to join the Afro Celt Sound System providing vocals, playing the kora, and balafon,[2] collaborating with the others in the band to compose songs that blended music from Ireland with that of West African countries including his native Guinea.

References

External links

• N'Faly Kouyate article
• Dunyakan site
• Spinning around the source. Slumbering stories in and around Siguiri. Article by Rachel Laget based on anthropological field research. (www.xpeditions.eu)

See also

• Kora (instrument)

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