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Touré Kunda
Formed in 1977, Touré Kunda is a Senegalese band who helped usher in the
popularization of African music in France. The group was founded by
half-brothers Ismaïla and Sixu Tidiane Touré, who were both born twenty-two days
apart in 1950 in Ziguinchor, Casamance. Introduced to music through their older
brother Amadou Tilo Touré, who was a singer and musician. In 1973, Ismaïla
traveled to Europe to study music and eventually settled in Paris, France two
years later. Sixu Tidiane moved to Paris in 1977 and they began to integrate
themselves into the Parisian music scene. They took pa...
