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- country:France
- style(s):Afro, Reggae
- label:not signed
- type:Band
- gender:male
- instrumentation:instrumental, vocal
- artist posted by:Jahviva Concerts & Promotion
Line up
- Alseyni Kouyaté (Vocals, Drums)
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Resulting from the long tradition of the Kouyaté – griot from father to son – Alseyni Kouyaté aka SEYNI expresses himself to denounce the sufferings of human beings all over the word.
It’s not a secret: Africa is suffering. Violence, corruption, and ethnic wars are the main ingredients for a democratic mess where often despotism rules. And SEYNI knows it like no one else. He, the Guinean who is watching his country mislead itself in the same way. He, the artist who spreads his feelings with music. And so he sings and speaks out in Malinké, his native tongue, in French and rarely in English...
During his career SEYNI was passing different artistic stages: committed and militant singer, profesionnal dancer (KOTEBA from ABIDJAN, national ballet in Guinea), actor and composer ("La Vie Platinée” de Claude Cadiou with MAMADY KEITA wherein SALIF KEITA interpretes SEYNI's compositions), musician in MORY KANTE’s band (touring in Africa).
His current band YELIBA is consisting of 8 professional musicians of different musical horizons, united for their love of the music. SEYNI created this unique musical crossover called YANKADI REGGAE, a fusion of traditional Guinean ballafone rhythms and Jamaican Reggae and they are revealing an extra-ordinairy LIVE power on stage! This band was formed in 2003 and sorted a compilation« N’Tara » (Music Action / Mosaic). 2005 Seyni & Yeliba published their Live album « Liberté » (Soulbeats Records / Nojcturne).
In 2008 the album « Mon Général » was released (Vmusic).
Since 2003 SEYNI was playing more than 500 shows in France, Africa, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Austria, Poland, Switzerland, Italy, Spain e.g. Rototom Reggae Sunsplash, Summerjam, African Music Festival, Nancy Jazz Pulsation, Reggae Sun Ska festival, Musiques Métisses, Rostock Anti G8 summit, Esperanzah, Fest’Horn (Djibouti), Txapel Reggae (Espana)
SEYNI & YELIBA have been sharing the stage with artists like Toots and the Maytals, Groundation, The Wailers, Tiken Jah Fakoly, I JahMan, U Roy, Pablo Moses, Aswad, LKJ, Alpha Blondy, Don Carlos, Anthony B, Johnny Clegg, Culture, etc …