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  • "I'd say the Bela Fleck ," said Mr. Eyre, referencing the revolutionary banjo player with whom Mr. Kouyate has, in fact, collaborated.

    Past Crosses Over Pia Catton 2011

  • "We've had the ngoni in our country since before the birth of Jesus Christ," Mr. Kouyate said in an interview with African-music expert Banning Eyre.

    Past Crosses Over Pia Catton 2011

  • After various collaborations, Kouyate founded his Ngoni Ba ensemble.

    Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin: Dog Ears Music: Volume 198 Phil Ramone 2011

  • Among its members are Kouyate's wife Amy Sacko (vocals), Omar Barou Kouyate (ngoni), Fousseyni Kouyate (ngoni), Moussa Bah (bass ngoni).

    Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin: Dog Ears Music: Volume 198 Phil Ramone 2011

  • Mattias Lundblad Rokia TraorĂ© What Mr. Kouyate has created with the instrument is new technique: sliding notes, scratching the side for percussion and playing it while standing up, instead of seated, as is traditional.

    Past Crosses Over Pia Catton 2011

  • Thomas Dorn Bassekou Kouyate with the ngoni, a musical instrument from Mali.

    Past Crosses Over Pia Catton 2011

  • On Thursday night, Lincoln Center's White Light Festival Oct. 20 to Nov. 19 opens with a free performance by Bassekou Kouyate , a musical innovator and master of the ngoni, a fretless lute from the Western African nation of Mali.

    Past Crosses Over Pia Catton 2011

  • The players, including three Kouyate brothers, take extended solos, especially in live shows.

    Bassekou Kouyate And The African Lute 2010

  • Kouyate and Tounkara would often bring up the project.

    A Harmonious Bridge Over the Atlantic Larry Blumenfeld 2010

  • The title track, featuring n'goni player Kouyate and the Haruna Samake Trio, is heartbreaking.

    Derek Beres: Top 10 Global Albums of 2009 2009

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