Liz Conteh (Batchelor of Arts) - Liz is a degree qualified musician who plays and teaches piano, guitar, accordion and African djembe. She is also a singer and song-writer.
Liz has been studying African drumming for more than 20 years and has travelled to Africa many times to learn new rhythms. She has worked both professionally and voluntarily on many community music activities and has facilitated African Drumming Workshops in schools, colleges, universities at community events and with adult groups.
Liz has 30 years of experience playing keyboards/piano, accordion, African djembe and guitar in bands playing a wide variety of different styles of music at a variety of different venues - pubs, clubs, theatres, festivals charity and outdoor events.
Bunja Conteh - Bunja was born into a famous griot family in Brikama Town, The Gambia, West Africa. His grandfather Alhajie Bai Konteh was the first to travel and introduce the kora to American audiences in the 1970s.
Bunja is a skilled kora player and oral historian. The kora is one of the traditional instruments of the Mandinka griots - its a 21 stringed instrument and is the African version of our harp. Whilst in The Gambia he has taught kora and oral history to many students from all around the world at The Konteh Kunda School of Music in Brikama. Bunja is currently writing a book about the history of the West African griots and the kora and is keen to teach and share the history of his culture and tradition