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Balla tounkara
Balla Tounkara is a Kora player and singer from Mali.
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- Balla Tounkara Nuits dAfrique 2009 MONTREALmusictv
- Early life
- Current activities
- References

Balla Tounkara - Nuits d'Afrique 2009 - MONTREALmusic.tv
Early life

He was born in Mali into a family of griots, who traditionally played music to the kings of the Malian Empire in their royal court. He started to learn the Kora as a child.
Current activities

Balla Tounkara has released many albums and plays both solo and with a group called 'Groupe Spirite'. He moved to the United States in 1996 and now lives in Boston.
References
Balla Tounkara Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA