{"artistName":"Jali Musa Jawara","artistId":100408,"artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/98b/98bf76b1e3c602af7ccc003c536b721c_xl.jpg","srcset":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/98b/98bf76b1e3c602af7ccc003c536b721c_sm.jpg 50w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/98b/98bf76b1e3c602af7ccc003c536b721c_md.jpg 80w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/98b/98bf76b1e3c602af7ccc003c536b721c_lg.jpg 200w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/98b/98bf76b1e3c602af7ccc003c536b721c_xl.jpg 340w","artistBio":"\u003cp\u003eDjeli Moussa Diawara, born 1962 in Kankan, Guinea is a Kora player (Korafola), a composer, and singer. \n Short Biography\nDjeli Moussa Diawara (also known as Jali Musa Jawara) was born to a family of the Griot tribe. His father was a balafon player, and his mother a singer. His half-brother, sharing the same mother, is Mory Kanté. He became a « jali » or « djeli », mandingo word for Griot. He learned to play the balafon, the kora and the guitar. \nAt 18 he played with his half-brother, who led the legendary Rail Band, in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Starting his solo career, he worked with Djenne Doumbia, a great singer who later joined Salif Keita's group. \nIn 1983, his first LP Yasimika was recorded. It is still considered a great piece of African music today. \nThen, he left for Paris. \nHis Flamenkora album was published in 1998, offering a rich blend of styles, from his Mandingo roots to Flamenco. \nIn 2000, Djeli Moussa recorded \"Ocean Blues - from Africa to Hawaï\" with Bob Brozman, which received good reviews. \nSince then, he founded Kora Jazz Trio, joined by Abdoulaye Diabaté (piano) and Moussa Cissoko (drums). Djeli Moussa composed of most of the tracks, particularly those on which he sings, and he played the Kora and sometimes the guitar on the 3 albums released so far (Part I, II, \u0026amp; III). \nSinger and musician, Djeli Moussa developed a very intimate relationship with his 32-stringed Kora, which is unique and was adapted at his request from the 21-stringed traditional Kora. He is able to adapt to many different rhythms, from traditional Mandingo to Salsa, Flamenco, Blues and Jazz. \nHe has worked with many internationally acclaimed artists, including Ali Farka Touré, Carlos Santana, Manu Dibango, Janice deRosa, Stephan Eicher, Cheick Tidiane Seck...\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Jali+Musa+Jawara","playStationPath":"/stations/280763025/play","stationId":280763025,"bioPath":"/music/Jali+Musa+Jawara/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Dobet+Gnahore","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ae1/ae1557a3ed65ffe3b2c60139a31f7c01_md.jpg","artistName":"Dobet Gnahore","artistId":100345,"station_id":278935643},{"musicPath":"/music/Toumani+Diabate+Ballake+Sissoko","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/9ab/9abcb3e95806b8a52e73708cd41dfed2_md.jpg","artistName":"Toumani Diabaté \u0026 Ballake Sissoko","artistId":100338,"station_id":278734060},{"musicPath":"/music/Alpha+Yaya+Diallo","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/1bf/1bf383a986a5fcd49961c367d0c84052_md.jpg","artistName":"Alpha Yaya Diallo","artistId":106755,"station_id":281862138},{"musicPath":"/music/Samite","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/39d/39dcd43ea6187568a189b4af5dff14f1_md.jpg","artistName":"Samite","artistId":100351,"station_id":278935646},{"musicPath":"/music/Nelcy+Sedibe","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ce7/ce7d1344fe1a03f6f851612d3595109d_md.jpg","artistName":"Nelcy Sedibe","artistId":115766,"station_id":282865921},{"musicPath":"/music/Kandia+Kouyate","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/006/006378d52541eaccf5f7411b9f2a54c0_md.jpg","artistName":"Kandia Kouyate","artistId":113892,"station_id":282638738},{"musicPath":"/music/Toumani+Diabate","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/fb4/fb4932f898866e864b1f143adf3b3c25_md.jpg","artistName":"Toumani Diabaté","artistId":7025,"station_id":116016940},{"musicPath":"/music/Mahotella+Queens","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/bb4/bb44a165639b95deac347e123af2c400_md.jpg","artistName":"Mahotella Queens","artistId":100381,"station_id":280763019},{"musicPath":"/music/Shiyani+Ngcobo","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c42/c42ccd13173420a07e8f538ef8e37be5_md.jpg","artistName":"Shiyani Ngcobo","artistId":100389,"station_id":278935670},{"musicPath":"/music/Thomas+Mapfumo","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3df/3dfd213f1c4c9d8b0a2c9f2256a565a6_md.jpg","artistName":"Thomas Mapfumo","artistId":94192,"station_id":276007114},{"musicPath":"/music/Ketama+Toumani+Diabate+Danny+Thompson","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b9f/b9f6b8b6457c4a8ceaa0dc6189a081d5_md.jpg","artistName":"Ketama, Toumani Diabate \u0026 Danny Thompson","artistId":117337,"station_id":283168465},{"musicPath":"/music/Sekouba+Bambino","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/876/876a09e01a9ac6a30254f071d7e765de_md.jpg","artistName":"Sekouba Bambino","artistId":96048,"station_id":276322107},{"musicPath":"/music/Kasse+Mady","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/fde/fde25c30f60c80fdc9e2ff08f14b636a_md.jpg","artistName":"Kasse Mady","artistId":119674,"station_id":283329237},{"musicPath":"/music/Mariem+Hassan","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/8d2/8d2145f4942fcb9b5db694568e7afba6_md.jpg","artistName":"Mariem Hassan","artistId":122322,"station_id":283861229},{"musicPath":"/music/Mahlathini","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e0a/e0a5e459ebcbb971eebaf0e00974211d_md.jpg","artistName":"Mahlathini","artistId":113490,"station_id":282569362},{"musicPath":"/music/Sidi+Toure","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/9fd/9fd954910463f68f72993ac2fc82e2b1_md.jpg","artistName":"Sidi Toure","artistId":127885,"station_id":284832769},{"musicPath":"/music/Nuru+Kane","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/831/831ace4e523cbcfb91dd27bc5228dc9f_md.jpg","artistName":"Nuru Kane","artistId":130695,"station_id":285079283},{"musicPath":"/music/African+Brothers+Band","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/4b4/4b41e582e71f021210c94b5e0c40c521_md.jpg","artistName":"African Brothers Band","artistId":93831,"station_id":275721810}]}