Nuru Kane (born Papa Nouroudine Kane) is a

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...

ese singer/songwriter who plays guitar, bass and

guimbri The sintir ( ar, سنتير), also known as the guembri (), gimbri or hejhouj or Garaya in Hausa language, is a three stringed skin-covered bass plucked lute used by the Gnawa people. It is approximately the size of a guitar, with a body carv ...

, a three-stringed 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 A griot (; ; Manding: jali or jeli (in N'Ko: , ''djeli'' or ''djéli'' in French spelling); Serer: kevel or kewel / okawul; Wolof: gewel) is a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet, and/or musician. The griot is a repos ...

gnawa The Gnawa (or Gnaoua, Ghanawa, Ghanawi, Gnawi'; Arabic: ڭناوة) are an ethnic group inhabiting Morocco. The name Gnawa probably originated in the indigenous language of North Africa and the Sahara Desert. The phonology of this term accordi ...

, and blues influences. In 2013, he released ''Exile'' by Riverboat Records and World Music Network. Nuru Kane played with his band ''Bayefall Gnawa'' at the 2004 Festival in the Desert in

Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mal ...

, at the 2006 Africa Oye, as well as at the Oslo World Music Festival 2010 in

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

. Two of Nuru's songs, appear on soundtracks: ''Goree'' in the film ''The Mechanic'' (2011) at the graveyard scene and ''Toub'' in the film '' Wonderful World''.

Discography

;Albums * ''

Sigil A sigil () is a type of symbol used in magic. The term has usually referred to a pictorial signature of a deity or spirit. In modern usage, especially in the context of chaos magic, sigil refers to a symbolic representation of the practitioner ...

'' (2006) * '' Number One Bus'' (2010) * '' Exile'' (2013) * '' Mayam''(2021) ;Contributing artist * ''

The Rough Guide to the Music of Senegal ''The Rough Guide to the Music of Senegal'' is a world music compilation album originally released in 2013. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series, the release presents an overview of the music of Senegal on Disc One, and contains a ...

'' (2013,

World Music Network World Music Network is a UK-based record label specializing in world music. The World Music Network website features news, reviews, live music listings, and guide sections on world music. It also features an online "Battle of the Bands" competit ...

) * ''

The Rough Guide to Acoustic Africa ''The Rough Guide To Acoustic Africa'' is a world music compilation album originally released in 2013 featuring acoustic music spanning Sub-Saharan Africa. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series, the album contains two discs: an over ...

'' (2013,

)

References

External links

Review of "Sigil" in The Guardian

History of performers in Oslo
21st-century Senegalese male singers Senegalese guitarists Senegalese blues guitarists Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{singer-songwriter-stub