Kabey Konate, a singer from Burkina Faso, was born in the north-east of C\u00f4te d’Ivoire. Lulled as a child by the songs of his griot mother and the music of his older brother, a great percussionist, he took his first artistic steps in dance. Kabey Konate’s passion for music grew with him. In 2002, he recorded his first demo in Abidjan, before moving back to his native Burkina Faso in 2005 to pursue his career. Welcomed by the Kienou family, a large griot family from Ouagadougou, he joined the Burkinab\u00e9 music scene as a percussionist alongside Madeni Kienou and his brother Dramane Konate. He accompanies Bil Aka Kora, Luis Marques and many others. He directed the musical part of the only African equestrian show, “La geste des \u00e9talons”. From festival to festival, he performed on national and international stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the same time, he continued his career as a singer with a very personal style of reggae and world music sprinkled with Mandingo sounds. In 2006, Burkinabe audiences discovered his songs for the first time when he opened for Alpha Blondy. He released his first album, Douaou, in 2010, followed by a maxi album, Africa Elections, in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He has taken part in festivals such as “Historique du mandingue” (Mali), where he opened for Tiken Jah Fakoly, “Jazz \u00e0 Ouaga”, “Reggea City” and “Les Journ\u00e9es d’Afrique” (Canada). He is currently working on his next album, due for release in 2017. Kabey Konate’s African-influenced vocals and lyrics are the hallmark of his third album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Kabey Konate, artiste chanteur burkinab\u00e9, est n\u00e9 dans le Nord-Est de la C\u00f4te-d\u2019Ivoire. Berc\u00e9 tout petit par les chants de sa m\u00e8re griotte et la musique de son fr\u00e8re a\u00een\u00e9, grand percussionniste, il fait ses premiers pas artistiques dans la danse. Il se fait conna\u00eetre dans sa ville natale \u00e0 travers des concours de danse, puis de spectacles de rap lorsqu\u2019il est au lyc\u00e9e.La passion musicale de Kabey Konate grandit avec lui. En 2002, il enregistre sa premi\u00e8re maquette \u00e0 Abidjan puis, en 2005, il rejoint son pays d\u2019origine le Burkina Faso pour poursuivre sa carri\u00e8re. Accueilli par la famille Kienou, une grande famille griotte de Ouagadougou, il int\u00e8gre le milieu musical burkinab\u00e9 en tant que percussionniste aux c\u00f4t\u00e9s de Madeni Kienou et de son fr\u00e8re Dramane Konate. Il accompagne Bil Aka Kora, Luis Marques et bien d\u2019autres. Il dirige la partie musicale du seul spectacle \u00e9questre africain, \u00ab La geste des \u00e9talons \u00bb. De festivals en festivals, il foule des sc\u00e8nes nationales et internationales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Il continue en parall\u00e8le sa carri\u00e8re de chanteur avec un style tr\u00e8s personnel de reggae et world music parsem\u00e9 de sonorit\u00e9s mandingues. En 2006, le public burkinab\u00e9 d\u00e9couvre pour la premi\u00e8re fois ses chansons en premi\u00e8re partie du concert d\u2019Alpha Blondy. Il sort son premier album \u00ab Douaou \u00bb en 2010, puis un album maxi \u00ab Africa Elections \u00bb en 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Il participe \u00e0 des festivals, tels que \u00ab Historique du mandingue \u00bb (Mali) o\u00f9 il fait la premi\u00e8re partie de Tiken Jah Fakoly, \u00ab Jazz \u00e0 Ouaga \u00bb, \u00ab Reggea City \u00bb ou encore \u00ab Les Journ\u00e9es d\u2019Afrique \u00bb (Canada). Il travaille actuellement sur son prochain album qui sortira courant 2017. La voix et les textes impr\u00e9gn\u00e9s d\u2019Afrique, fid\u00e8les \u00e0 Kabey Konate, viennent colorer le troisi\u00e8me album de ce jeune artiste engag\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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