 Since then he has toured in Germany, Japan, and the United States, teaching and performing with Konaté and Mamady Keïta, and with his own group, Annye Ben.Kourouma has appeared on four CDs, plus his own CD, "Oroko Kan".In 2003, Famoudou Konaté released him from his apprenticeship, and proclaimed him a master drummer and drum builder in his own right.