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EPISODE · Feb 25, 2022 · 15 MIN

Amadou Kouyate's traditional West African music

from On The Record · host WYPR 88.1 FM Baltimore

The universal language of music allows audiences to be swept away -- many times into different cultures, all from the comfort of their seats.  The Trio Griot, performing at An die musik this Sunday, brings together for the first time the talents of saxophonist TK Blue, pianist Janelle Gill and Amadou Kouyate. Kouyate, who performs traditional music from Senegal and Mali, draws on a long family lineage of cultural storytelling … and always holds his audience in mind as he performs: “The more vulnerable I can be in telling my truth through my music, the more it disarms people to be able to connect in their truth.”  Links: Trio Griot at An die musik, Amadou Kouyate, Janelle Gill, TK BlueDo you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472

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