Aboulaye Koné et Bolokan + invités

February 09, 2012 - 09:00 PM

Club Balattou

4372 boul St-Laurent (corner Marie-Anne) Montréal,QC H2W 1Z5

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514-845-5447

www.balattou.com

Description of the concert:

TD presents Nuits d'Afrique... aux rythmes d'hier à aujourd'hui

6 nights of shows

from February 2 to 10, 2012

Aboulaye Koné et BoloKan

Mandingo music….from acoustique to electric.

A touch of percussions to wake up the ancestors, just what is needed of electric sounds to tickle modern Africa and a bit of acoustic to feel once again the softness of palaver under the baobab. Son of a griot, this multitalented artist grew up in Burkina Faso and shares with us his heritage and his compositions.

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Aboulaye Koné (Ivory Coast)

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Biography of the artist:

Born in Côte d’Ivoire, Aboulaye Koné is the son of a griot. Burkina Faso, the country where he grew up, is where he learned the rudiments of music as a child. This is how he was initiated to percussions and guitar. Upon reaching adulthood, he was soon noticed by his peers and accompanied some of the big names in African music, including Les Go de Koteba, Sonatata Kondé, Fodé Kouyaté, Tiranké ...