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Lionel Loueke

guitar, vocals · 1973 · Cotonou

Beninese guitarist and singer, settled in Ivory Coast in 1990, then trained at Berklee and the Herbie Hancock Institute. He blends African music and jazz and has collaborated with Herbie Hancock, Terence Blanchard and Charlie Haden.

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