Cokora - Kourou Fia

ABOUT THE EVENT

To mark the release of the album Cokora (Label KW), previewed at the Château de Boulbon. Born into a great lineage of griots, the Guinean musician Kourou Fia was initiated into the kora in childhood by his father, M'Bady Kouyaté, kora player with the National Instrumental Ensemble of Guinea. Bassist of the band Ba Cissoko since its founding in 1999, Kourou Fia has also collaborated with many leading artists such as Ray Lema, Takana Zion, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Elvin Jones, Amadou & Mariam, Jean-Philippe Rykiel and Flavia Coelho, affirming a musical identity that is open and deeply rooted in intercultural dialogue. With COKORA, Kourou Fia delivers a deeply personal second album, in which the kora becomes a fluid voice, freed from the limits of language. Carried by a subtle fusion of African music, flamenco and jazz, this work speaks of transmission, resilience and the passage of an ancient heritage into a contemporary, universal expression. Kourou Fia: kora Robby Marshall: saxophone Kourou Fia has already performed at the Château de Boulbon (Moi, Orphée) in the summer of 2025, with Nolwenn Moreau.