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Ba Cissoko
Sabolan
$17.99
Ba Cissoko (kora), Sekou Kouyaté (traditional and electric koras), Kourou Kouyaté (electric bass) and Ibrahima Bah (percussion) form the core of this contemporary roots ensemble from Guinea.
Listen:
dandala
Maimouna
Likhirin
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The label says:
Ba Cissoko is a group young Guinean musicians based in Marseille who have been touring extensively over the past two years. Named after the band's leader and kora player, their debut album, Sabolan is probably one of the most eagerly awaited African albums in recent memory. Cissoko is the nephew of the great kora maestro M’Bady Kouyaté. The band's repertoire consists of selected pieces from the age-old Mandingo epic and chronicle-songs in Sussu or Peulh, all boosted by an urban, groovy, caustic sound. Ba Cissoko are trail-blazers similar to Mory Kanté in his younger years. Band members include Sekou Kouyaté, also on kora, bass player Kourou Kouyaté (both sons of the same M’Bady Kouyaté) and percussionist Ibrahima Bah. Sekou Kouyaté's electrically enhanced kora creates a totally new sound, which has earned him the nickname "Jimmy Hendrix Africain."
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