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Tunya, new cd from N'faly Kouyaté!!

Nfaly Kouyate new CD Tunya from Namun Records

N'faly Kouyaté's groundbreaking new cd, Tunya, will be released shortly, through his own label, Namun Records, according to a press release. A greatly anticipated followup to his first release, Kora Grooves from West Africa, Tunya maintains his strong fidelity to Mandingue culture, while pushing it into the new century and also, maintaining N'faly's own dream of reaching out to other cultures and music as a way of keeping the Mandingue past vibrant and alive.

Tunya, meaning "Truth" in N'faly's Malinké language, is his new cd. It is somewhat of a departure for him, as it fulfills one of his longstanding dreams, to incorporate some Western stringed instruments into his music.

The combination of delicate kora with violin and cello is simply inspired, and unique in the various kora inspired cds of recent years. The more traditional instruments, and Mandingue melodies, are re-interpreted. Songs like Love Hyppo, itself a re-interpretation of the classic Mandingue story Malisaddio, which in itself is a variation of the Cinderella story, really put across the idea of a vibrant culture which is very much moving into the new millennium while retaining a strong foothold in the Mandingue culture and traditions.

Other songs, like Dénko, speaking of children, simply reflect N'faly's sheer joy at performing and giving his music and ancestry to others. Songs such as Kobiyé show the maturity and power of both N'faly's voice and his kora playing, its meditative pace and exquisite kora simply impeccable.

For additional information, contact N'faly's NY management, Maryam Kouyaté:
e7e0c4d1a89abf26baae4bb3825d6b01 , or mariamkouyaté@hotmail.com.
In Europe, contact N'faly at 45af662127f0d441ed4862a89177b0aa

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