| Nuru Kane | |
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Nuru Kane at Africa Oyé 2006 |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Dakar |
| Genres | African Blues Gnawa Griot |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Riverboat Records, World Music Network |
| Website | 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 14, 2006 and the rest of the world on April 24 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 as well as at the Festival of World Cultures 2010 in Oslo, Norway.
His single "Goree" appears on the soundtract of the 2011 film "The Mechanic" at the graveyard scene.