Balla Tounkara (who plays Nuits D'Afrique on July 15th) is a koura player from Mali. He is also the winner of an interesting honor. In 2008, he won the Bryant Park Project's first ever audience poll for subway buskers. Tounkara was one of 50 musical acts to audition for New York City's Music Underground program. Every year, the subway system gives 20 performers coveted spots throughout its network of stations.
Learn more about the contest at http://www.npr.org/blogs/bryantpark/2008/05/on_the_victory_train_balla_t...
Learn more about Balla Tounkara at http://www.balla-tounkara.com/
Learn more about Nuits D'Afrique at http://www.festivalnuitsdafrique.com
