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griot tradition since the 13th century. Here, Tunde found a sense of home and belonging, a place "where my inner and outer voice began to merge". He was shown that music is a way of life, an integral part of society. In parallel to studying kora, Tunde also studied cello in the
Western classical tradition, but played these instruments in isolation from each other. Only later, after a quest for a universal truth in music that took him through improvisational jazz and musical collaboration, did he finally find the space that allowed him to weave together all his musical threads. He says, "Living between worlds allowed me to form my identity, embrace my path of a nomad".
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to study the ancient griot tradition of West Africa, with Amadu
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Over the years, Jegede has kept his creative diversity intact by working closely with singers, vocalists, and spoken-word artists from a wide range of traditions, including opera, pop, R'n'B, reggae, hip hop, and jazz. In 2002, he started ACM Productions with the primary goal of creating accessible
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Born to a
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and as a child travelled to Africa to learn the art of the kora. He is a producer-songwriter and has worked across several genres both as a performer (cello, kora, piano and percussion) and producer. He is a master
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in 1972 to a
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