Ame Kora Music

Audiences can expect a rich, immersive live music experience led by master kora musician Amadou “Ame” Fall. Performances feature the kora, a 21-string West African harp-lute whose flowing, harp-like melodies create an atmosphere that is calming, elegant, and emotionally engaging.

Each performance is tailored to the event setting and audience. For schools, libraries, museums, corporate events, and wellness programs, the experience is refined, educational, and ambient—enhancing the space without overpowering it. For festivals, cultural celebrations, and community events, Ame Kora Music can expand into a high-energy, interactive ensemble featuring traditional drummers and dancers, encouraging audience participation and movement.

Clients can also expect professionalism and reliability at every stage. Bookers have access to a dedicated customer support team providing white-glove concierge services. This team serves as a single point of contact, coordinates directly with the artists and any accompanying performers, manages logistics and scheduling, and ensures all details are aligned to deliver a smooth, stress-free event experience.

Additional elements may include:
- Flexible set lengths and formats (solo, ensemble, ambient, or featured performance)
- Optional cultural storytelling and educational context, especially valuable for schools and institutions
- An artist with international performance and recording experience, including work associated with major film and media projects
such as Black Panther

From intimate educational programs to large-scale celebrations, Ame Kora Music delivers exceptional artistry supported by professional coordination and concierge-level service, allowing clients to focus on their guests while everything behind the scenes runs smoothly.

Amadou Fall is a native to Senegal, West Africa and comes from a family of musicians; His father, Mamadou Fall was a guitarist who played with several well-known Senegalese musicians one being Baba Maal. Amadou is the one that brought the Kora to his family at the age of 10. The Kora which is a 21 stringed instrument of fishing line, is made from wood, Calabash (Gourd) and cow skin and can best be described as the African Harp. While he was growing up, Amadou's family lived near a city of Griots (West African story tellers and keepers of tradition). He often visited the house in which the Griots lived and there he was taught how to play a few songs on the Kora. Amadou fell deeply in love with the instrument and went back to his city and built himself one from scratch. He started his new journey of mastering the art of Kora playing from the little he had learned and the rest has been self-taught .

Amadou has been playing Kora for 20 years now and has performed with various artists such as Baba Maal, Fatou Lowbe, Ibrahim Ba, Djembe Rhythm and Irene Tassambendo and many more. He has played extensively on the African continent (Senegal, Mauritania, Congo, Burkina Faso, Mali, Togo, Benin, Ivory Coast and Nouadibou). He has also been sought out and played in other parts of the world such as France, Belgium, Italy, Hungary, England as well as the United States. Amadou has also participated in several recorded albums for music artists from around the globe.

Amadou Fall currently resides in California where he hopes to bring people from all walks of life together in peace with music from Africa, all through the breath-taking sounds of his Kora.

West African Kora

The sound of the Kora might remind Westerners of a guitar but the size and shape of the instrument are vastly different. It is traditionally described as an African harp that is played between the legs of the player in a sitting position. The body of the Kora is a hollow gourd covered with cow or antelope hide. Twenty-one strings are connected to the bottom of the gourd and stretched to the top of the long pole neck. The Kora is often played with other instruments but also has a sensory impact when played solo with a griot, or chanter.

Requirements that are needed:
- DI Plug/Amp or sound system
- Microphones
- Chairs