Kandia Kouyate

Kandia Kouyaté (also known as Kandja Kouyaté , born in 1959 in Kita , Mali ) is a Malian jelimuso (a female griot ) and kora player; she has earned the prestigious title of ngara , and is sometimes called La dangereuse and La Grande vedette malienne . Kouyaté's dense, emotional, hypnotic manner of singing and her lyrical talents have earned huge acclaim in Mali , though she remained relatively little known outside Africa, due to extremely limited availability of her recordings. Her home town of Kita is known for love songs, which form a large part of Kouyaté's repertoire. She also sings praise songs .

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