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Kerfala Kanté
Introduction
Kerfala Kanté, nicknamed "the bird of Sankara", was an internationally renowned Guinean Mandinga artist. Born in 1959 in Koumandi-Koura in the Faranah region, he came from an ancient family of griots and has radiated traditional Mandingue music through modern compositions and arrangements.
His multidisciplinary talent as a composer-songwriter, balladist, guitarist and singer has marked the history of Guinean and West African music.
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His unique voice and enchanting melodies earned him immense popularity until his premature death in 2019 at the age of 60.
Education
From an early age, Kerfala Kanté was immersed in the rich Mandinga musical culture thanks to his father Kemo, a renowned balladist.
At only 10 years old, the young Kerfala was already regarded as a small master of the balloon, very appreciated in his native village of Koumandikoura. Five years later, he received his first dry guitar, which he worked arduously to develop his own unique style,