SALIA. Mohamadou Saho (Jali Hamay) and Simon Simon McCarthy on Brufut beach. 2019

Master Kora player and traditional Greot from the Saho line; Jali Hamay - Mohamodou Saho, on Brufut beach Gambia, next to the site where, according to legend, the first Kora was made by Jali Hamay's ancester, who then took the Kora to the court of the Mandi Empire in Mali. So began the musical tradition and family liniage of Kora playing Greots - Story tellers and keepers of history and culture.