Senegalese Kora player performing on Radio 4

17 November 2010

This morning’s BBC Radio 4 show “Midweek” with Libby Purves features Senegalese Kora player and drummer Seckou Keita performing live. He is also talking about his life growing up in Senegal. You can listen to the show online at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vy0vk and here’s what they have to say about him:

“Seckou Keita is a Senegalese born Kora player and drummer, who has been called the 'Hendrix of the Kora'. This year he launched a partnership with the International Committee of the Red Cross in which he will donate 50% of all the proceeds made from his latest album, 'The Silimbo Passage'.”