Jalikebba Kuyateh

TEN FACTS
ABOUT JALIKEBBA KUYATEH


1st:
Jalikebba Kuyateh was born and brought up
from a griot family in The Gambia;
he began to play his instrument,
the Kora, at the age of ten.

2nd:
Jalikebba is already popular in his country
and played almost all its cities in The Gambia
and in Afrika at large.

3rd:
He started living in Germany
more than four years ago.

4th:
In Germany, Jalikebba built his international band
called Afrikora and played
at several platforms
in Germany and Europe with this band.

5th:
Jalikebba shared stages
with lots of international stars
including his own cousin Sona Jobarteh.

6th:
Jalikebba plays Kora, sings,
and he composes.

7th:
Jalikebba created a band
with different nationalities
to be able to have different ideas
of different cultures in one group.

8th:
Jalikebba and Afrikora
produce world music:
music that could make you dance
and to make you relax.

9th:
It is always beautiful to see
Jalikebba's movement on stage
whilst playing, singing
and the same time dancing.

10th:
What instruments can you expect
on the stage when Jalikebba performs?
Kora – Balaphone – Bass guitar – Drum set
– Percussion.