Ko Kan Ko Sata
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Ko Kan Ko Sata is a musician from southern Mali
. She plays the kamelen n'goni, a traditional eight-stringed lute
, and is said to be the only woman who plays this instrument.
Her self-named album features her singing and playing the kamelen n'goni, accompanied by balafon
and flute
. It has been released on Honest Jon's
, a record label run by Damon Albarn
.
Her work is also featured on Damon Albarn's 2002 album, Mali Music
.
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
. She plays the kamelen n'goni, a traditional eight-stringed lute
Lute
Lute can refer generally to any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back, or more specifically to an instrument from the family of European lutes....
, and is said to be the only woman who plays this instrument.
Her self-named album features her singing and playing the kamelen n'goni, accompanied by balafon
Balafon
The balafon is a resonated frame, wooden keyed percussion idiophone of West Africa; part of the idiophone family of tuned percussion instruments that includes the xylophone, marimba, glockenspiel, and the vibraphone...
and flute
Flute
The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
. It has been released on Honest Jon's
Honest Jon's
Honest Jon’s is an independent record shop based on Portobello Road in Ladbroke Grove, London, going since 1974. The shop is owned and run by Mark Ainley and Alan Scholefield, who took over from one of the original proprietors, ‘Honest’ Jon Clare...
, a record label run by Damon Albarn
Damon Albarn
Damon Albarn is an English singer-songwriter and record producer who has been involved in many high profile projects, coming to prominence as the frontman and primary songwriter of Britpop band Blur...
.
Her work is also featured on Damon Albarn's 2002 album, Mali Music
Mali Music
Mali Music is a 2002 album by musician Damon Albarn in collaboration with Malian musicians Afel Bocoum, Toumani Diabaté & Friends, and also featuring a cameo from Ko Kan Ko Sata.- Track listing :# Spoons# Bamako City# Le Relax...
.