Baba Sissoko

Baba Sissoko
Born 1963 (age 53–54)
Timbuktu, Mali
Occupation(s) Instrumentalist, vocalist
Instruments Tamani, ngoni, kamale ngoni, bala, calabass
Website www.babasissoko.com

Baba Sissoko (born 8 March 1963) is a Malian musician (tamani, ngoni, kamale ngoni, bala, calabass) and vocalist. Sissoko is a master of the talking drums (the tamani). He is also a jeli by birth.

Career

Born and raised in Timbuktu,[1] from childhood, he played tamani, often accompanying the traditional female griot during wedding and other traditional ceremonies.

In 1985, he toured internationally with the prestigious Instrumental Ensemble of Mali orchestra, playing the tamani and ngoni. In 1991, he founded his trio, Baba Sissoko & Taman Kan, and began extensively collaborating with top Malian artists and international musicians. His work with Habib Koité is notable as their collaboration lasted 12 years and was widely celebrated. In 1995, Baba Sissoko released his first album with Tama-Kan.

Baba Sissoko's Taman Kan bandmates are Roger Sabal Lecco (who has played bass with Manu Dibango, Miriam Makeba, Fela Kuti, Francis Bebey, Lucio Dalla, and Louisiana Red), and Reynaldo Hernandez (who has played percussion with the Conjunto Folklórico Nacional of Cuba and the Gipsy Kings). The trio celebrates their own cultures (Manding, Bambara people, Sonrai, Yoruba, and Kongo), and incorporates blues, jazz and rock elements as well.

To date, Baba Sissoko has recorded and released more than five albums. He also has taught traditional drum in Brussels, Belgium, and led conferences for the University of Calabria - Art, Music, and Spectacle Centre in Italy. He has lived in Italy since the late 1990s.[1]

In 2015 he collaborated with DJ Khalab on the Khalab & Baba album.[2][1][3]

Selected discography

Collaborations

Sissoko collaborated and recorded with the following:

Similar music

References

  1. 1 2 3 Di Fazio, Di Maurizio (2015) "Baba Sissoko: "La paura è una malattia. Quando cominci ad averla sei già spacciato"", L'Espresso, 21 November 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2017
  2. ↑ "DJ Khalab and Baba Sissoko: Music to... urbanise your tribes to", vice.com, 27 October 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2017,
  3. ↑ "Recommend dose september best dance tracks"",NPR 19/07/2015. Retrieved 19 February 2017
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