Nuru Kane
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| Nuru Kane | |
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 Nuru Kane at Africa Oyé 2006
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| Origin | Dakar |
| Genre(s) | African Blues Gnawa Griot |
| Years active | 2004–Present |
| Label(s) | Riverboat Records, World Music Network |
| Website | http://www.nurukane.com |
Nuru Kane (born Papa Nouroudine Kane) is a Senegalese singer/songwriter who plays guitar, bass and guimbri, a three-stringed Moroccan bass in the band Bayefall Gnawa.
Nuru's debut CD, Sigil, which was released in the UK on March 14th 2006 and the rest of the world on April 24th by Riverboat Records and World Music Network, included griot, gnawa, and blues influences.
His band, Bayefall Gnawa, played at the 2004 Festival in the Desert in Mali, and at the 2006 Africa Oye.
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