Djialy Kunda Kouyate

The Kouyate Twins come from a long family line of "Griots" (known as storytellers of history). The families lineage starts in Mali and expands to Senegal, West Africa where the twins were raised and learned there families history through song and dance. The duo has toured all over the globe as lead dancers with the National Ballet of Senegal and various famous African Artists such as: Yousour Ndour, Ami Koita and Baaba Maal to name a few. The duo is promoting their new cd "Sekhou Senegal" throughout the US, parts of West Africa and most recently Paris and Germany which was a huge success. Djialy Kunda Kouyate consist of the twins and six bands members playing traditional african instruments like the Balaphone, Kora , Djembe/Sabar drum, tama (talking drum), with an added modern flare the bass, keyboard and percussion drums. Along with performing they teach beginning to advanced dance levels in West African dance from children to adults. Their flare has amazed many audiences with spectacular high-impact dance movements and traditional african melody. The group is definitely defined as an array of cultural history and superb musical talent.