Ablaye Cissoko
| Ablaye Cissoko | |
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 Ablaye Cissoko at the 2012 Seminci | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
1970 Kolda, Senegal |
| Genres | World, world fusion |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, composer |
| Instruments | Kora |
| Years active | 1982–present[1] |
| Labels | ObliqSound |
| Website |
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Ablaye Cissoko is a Senegalese musician, singer and composer, who plays the kora.
His show is called "Le Griot Rouge" (named after his second album) sounds about the legend of the man who has created the kora. During this performance, Ablaye Cissoko transmits with smoothness, grace and intelligence the values of a generous tradition and sings with sincerity the peace and the respect of the other. He usually plays all around the world. His tours passed through Portugal, France, Belgium, Senegal, Mali, Canada, Germany, Norway, Russia.
He collaborated with trumpeter Volker Goetze [2] and they released three albums as a duo, Sira in 2008, Amanké Dionti in 2012 and Djaliya in 2014. Sira entered the top 10 world music radio chart on CMJ in January 2009.
A feature-length documentary follows Cissoko, who is determined to preserve his thousand-year-old tradition. In the documentary Cissoko has a dream to have a thriving cultural center where children can come to learn the traditions of their forefathers.[3]
Discography
Solo
- 2003: Diam (Ma Case / L'autre distribution)
- 2005: Le Griot Rouge (Ma Case / L'autre distribution)
- 2013: Mes Racines
with Volker Goetze
- 2008: Sira (ObliqSound)
- 2012: Amanké Dionti (Motéma)
- 2014: Djaliya
with Majid Bekkas
- 2011: Mabrouk (Bee Jazz)
with Simon Goubert
- 2012: African Jazz Roots (Cristal)
References
External links
- Official website of The Griot