Aboulaye Koné et Bolokan (Ivory Coast)

Biography of the artist:

His latest production, Afro Gné, was nominated for a 2012 Juno Award. From djembé to guitar, from traditional music to jazz, Aboulaye Koné takes Mandinka culture far and wide.Aboulaye Koné, born in Côte d’Ivoire, is the son of a griot. In Burkina Faso, the country where he grew up, he learned the rudiments of music starting as a child, becoming initiated in percussions and guitar. Upon ...