Adam began playing the kora in 1991 almost 10 years after seeing Bai Konte and Malamini Jobarteh play at The Commonwealth Institute in London. Amazed and inspired by the kora he worked out how to play the music he’d heard on the guitar. He finally managed to find and buy a kora in 1991 and in 1995 spent 3 weeks in Gambia with Dembo Konteh and his family.
Many years later he now runs The Kora Workshop with Kath Pickering. His two sons Josh and Stefan Doughty are also now skilled kora players and on occasion both teach with him. In addition his eldest daughter Jess sings and teaches traditional West African songs and plays the kora.
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Adam Doughty - Peformer, Teacher & Maker
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