user: Question: Information:  - Alhaji Bai Konte ( born 1920 ; died 1983 ) was a jali ( praise singer ) from Brikama , Gambia . His father Burama Konte was the one who composed the Anthem ( Boom ) of the 19th century Senegambian hero Mansumaneh Yundum . It was from that anthem that the anthem of Sheriff Sidi Hydara as well as Nyansu Mbasse originated from . Burama Konteh was a well known kora player of his generation . Alhaji Bai Konte was a regular on Radio Gambia and Radio Senegal 's joint program called Chossani Senegambia ( the history of Senegambia ) in the 1970s . He and other prominent griots such as Jali Nyama Suso and Alhaji Abdoulaye Samba ( on xalam ) used to play live music during the show . Alhaji Bai Konteh had narrated many epics on that show including the epic of King Abdou Njie and his griot and advisor Ibra Faye . Prominent broadcasters of that show included Alhaji Alieu Ebrima Cham Joof , Alhaji Assan Njie and Alhaji Mansour Njie . Following in the footstep of his father , Bai Konte also played the 21 - string kora and is believed to have been the first kora player to perform and tour in the United States as a soloist , playing at the 1973 Newport Jazz Festival . ( Les Ballets Africains , a dance and music group from Guinea , had first performed in the U.S. in 1959 , and featured a kora player . ) His sons Dembo Konte and Sherrifo Konteh ( sic ) live in Brikama , Gambia . Two LP recordings have been released of Alhaji Bai Konte with Dembo Konte and Malamini Jobarteh ( Ma Lamin Jobarteh ) . Jali Sherrifo Konteh has released two CDs , ' Mansalou ' and ' Chesano ' , and tours the UK most years .  - Xalam, also spelled khalam, is the Wolof name for a traditional stringed musical instrument from West Africa. The xalam is thought to have originated from modern-day Mali, but some believe that, in antiquity, the instrument may have originated from Ancient Egypt. Many believe that it is an ancestor to the African American banjo.  - The University of Washington, commonly referred to as simply Washington, UW, or informally U-Dub, is a public flagship research university based in Seattle, Washington, United States. Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast.  - Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a federal parliamentary republic in central-western Europe. It includes 16 constituent states, covers an area of , and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With about 82 million inhabitants, Germany is the most populous member state of the European Union. After the United States, it is the second most popular immigration destination in the world. Germany's capital and largest metropolis is Berlin. Other major cities include Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Düsseldorf.  - Jali Nyama Suso (born circa 1925; died 1991) was a kora player from Gambia. He had a program on Radio Gambia for 20 years. He had his first album in 1971 while he was teaching at the University of Washington. In the 1980s he toured in England, France, Germany, and Sweden.  - West Africa, also called Western Africa and the West of Africa, is the westernmost subregion of Africa. West Africa has been defined as including 18 countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, the island nation of Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, the island of Saint Helena, Senegal, Sierra Leone, São Tomé and Príncipe and Togo.  - Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in Africa. Mali is the eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of just over . The population of Mali is 14.5 million. Its capital is Bamako. Mali consists of eight regions and its borders on the north reach deep into the middle of the Sahara Desert, while the country's southern part, where the majority of inhabitants live, features the Niger and Senegal rivers. The country's economy centers on agriculture and fishing. Some of Mali's prominent natural resources include gold, being the third largest producer of gold in the African continent, and salt. About half the population lives below the international poverty line of $1.25 (U.S.) a day. A majority of the population (90%) are Muslims.  - France, officially the French Republic, is a country with territory in western Europe and several overseas regions and territories. The European, or metropolitan, area of France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. Overseas France include French Guiana on the South American continent and several island territories in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. France spans and had a total population of almost 67 million people as of January 2017. It is a unitary semi-presidential republic with the capital in Paris, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre. Other major urban centres include Marseille, Lyon, Lille, Nice, Toulouse and Bordeaux.  - A griot, jali or jeli ("djeli" or "djéli" in French spelling) is a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet and/or musician. The griot is a repository of oral tradition and is often seen as a societal leader due to his or her traditional position as an advisor to royal personages. As a result of the former of these two functions, he or she is sometimes also called a bard. According to Paul Oliver in his book "Savannah Syncopators", "Though [the griot] has to know many traditional songs without error, he must also have the ability to extemporize on current events, chance incidents and the passing scene. His wit can be devastating and his knowledge of local history formidable". Although they are popularly known as "praise singers", griots may use their vocal expertise for gossip, satire, or political comment.  - England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west. The Irish Sea lies northwest of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain (which lies in the North Atlantic) in its centre and south; and includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly, and the Isle of Wight.    After reading the paragraphs above, choose the best answer for the entity that related to 'bai konte' with the relationship of 'occupation'.  Choices: - commercial  - historian  - member  - producer  - radio  - research  - saint  - united kingdom
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assistant: historian