Adam Doughty, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Adam Doughty

British musician

Date of Birth: 19-Apr-1961

Place of Birth: London

Profession: teacher

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Adam Doughty

  • Adam Doughty is a Kora player, teacher and maker based in the United Kingdom and France as well as Senegal.
  • He began playing the kora in 1991, almost 10 years after seeing Bai Konte and Malamini Jobarteh play at the Commonwealth Institute in London.
  • Doughty first transferred kora kumbengo onto the guitar, before buying a konso (hide ring) kora.
  • He later travelled to the Gambia to study the kora under the late celebrated griot Dembo Konte and his family.
  • Doughty runs The Kora Workshop with Kath Pickering.
  • They tutor students of the kora and manufacture koras for performers and learners.
  • His eldest son, Josh (who has trained under Toumani Diabaté in Bamako) is a professional kora player and teacher and initially was taught by Adam.
  • His other son Stefan is also a skilled kora player and on occasion both teach with him.
  • In addition his eldest daughter Jess sings and teaches traditional West African songs and plays the kora.
  • The Kora Workshop runs free beginner workshops as part of the WOMAD festival and introduces the kora to hundreds of people there every year.
  • Regular workshops are held in the UK and France. In 2007 he bought over 4 hectares of wild bush on the outskirts of Kafountine, Senegal.
  • People come from all over the world to spend time there learning the kora.
  • The land has now been extended to almost 7 hectares and has been accepted as a local 'Réserve Forestière', combining his two main interests, the kora and maintaining/restoring wildlife habitats.

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