Dembo Konte & Kausu Kuyateh

Dembo Konte (or Konté) & Kausu Kuyateh are master kora players from the Gambia and Senegal. They are also singers and, above all, jalis; storytellers and guardians of oral tradition, preserving the history of people and events via their music. Usually performing as a duo, Konte (from The Gambia) and Kuyateh (from Senegal) have also collaborated with British musicians to create a fusion of West African and western musical styles, retaining the kora and their voices as the primary centres of attention.

Links To Peel
The duo performed a session for Peel's show while they were touring the UK in 1989. After the 80's, Peel rarely played any of their tracks.

Sessions
1. Recorded: 1989-09-05. Broadcast: 02 October 1989. Repeated: 09 November 1989
 * Amadou Fall / Sane Jobe / President Diawara / Alla Lakhe

Other Shows Played
1989
 * 21 December 1989: 'Amadou Faal (LP-Jali Roll)' (Rogue Records)