World Music with Sherrifo Konteh

 

Sherrifo Konteh is the son of Alhaji Bai Konte and the brother of Dembo Konte, Sherrifo learned from both and has become an outstanding musician in his own right.

He was born in Brikama, the Gambia, where he still lives. Sherrifo comes from one the most famous of the jali families from a town that is the home of many jalis families. As most jalis, he was introduced to music at an early age. His father taught him how to play the kora at the age of six.

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