Baba Sissoko
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Baba Sissoko (born 8 March 1963 in Bamako, Mali) is a musician (tamani, ngoni, kamalengoni, bala, calabass) and vocalist.
Sissoko is a master of the talking drums (the tamani). He is also a jeli by birth.
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[edit] Selected discography
- Baba Sissoko & Taman Kan - Live in studio (2000)
[edit] Collaborations
Sissoko has collaborated and recorded with the following people or groups:
- Youssou N' Dour
- Salif Keita
- Habib Koite
- Rokia Traore
- Ibrahim Ferrer
- Buena Vista Social Club
- Dee Dee Bridgewater
- Don Moye
- the Art Ensemble of Chicago
- Mamady Keita
Sissoko has formed a trio with musicians from other traditions: Roger Sabal Lecco played bass with Manu Dibango, Myriam Makeba, Fela Kuti, Francis Bebey, Lucio Dalla, and Louisiana Red; and Reynaldo Hernandez played percussion with the Conjunto Folklórico Nacional of Cuba and with the Gipsy Kings. The trio celebrates their own cultures through music (Manding, Bambara, Sonrai, Yoruba, and Congo). In addition, the trio also has blues, jazz and rock elements, acquired during their careers.
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