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LP released: Jan 18, 2019

Tracklisting:
1. Seremende
2. Ha-madi
3. Moussa
4. Kaira
5. Djonol
6. N'na
7. Dioula
8. Hadjiatu Mari N'djaye
SOURAKATA KOITE
EN HOLLANDE
Label: AWESOME TAPES FROM AFRICA
Cat No: ATFA034LP
Barcode: 843563109885
Packaging: LP (100g)

Senegalese kora master Sourakata Koit began music from pretty much day one. "All the Koit are musicians!," he says. Indeed he is a member of a family of dj li (or griot in french), the hereditary caste of musician-storyteller-historians in West Africa. After moving to Paris in the late 70s he began to play in different bands and for musicians like Manu Dibango, Tour Kounda, Mangala, Mah Damba and more. During a festival in Holland, a music producer form Plexus Records heard him and asked to make a recording. In 1984 in an old chicken coop near Delft, Koit recorded the entire album in one take, including overdubs. The rich sonics and deep sound beautifully presents Koit 's virtuosic and entrancing renditions of traditional and original tunes. With the reissue of en Hollande, Awesome Tapes From Africa continues its mission of bringing tapes posted on the ATFA website over the years, including this one, to music fans all over the world.

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