Ablaye Cissoko is a
Senegalese musician, singer and composer, who plays the
kora
Kora may refer to:
Places India
* Kora, Bardhaman, West Bengal
* Kora, Bharuch, Gujarat
* Korha, Katihar, also known as Kora, in Bihar
* Kora, Kendrapara, Odisha
* Kora, Wardha, Maharastra
* Kora, Tumakuru, Karnataka
* Toyaguda, Adilabad, Telan ...
.
Career
As a solo musician, he has played live shows in several countries, including Portugal, France, Belgium, Senegal,
Mali, Canada, Germany, Norway and Russia. He has collaborated extensively with trumpeter
Volker Goetze
Volker Goetze is a German-born New York based composer, trumpeter and filmmaker. He toured West Africa, Europe and Asia. He is featured on numerous recordings, and recorded with international artists such as Nana Vasconcelos, Lenny Pickett and o ...
and they have 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.
Another collaboration with the
Constantinople ensemble playing traditional Persian music resulted in the albums ''Jardins migrateurs'' (2012) and ''Traversées'' (2019).
Film
A 2011 feature-length documentary, ''Griot'', directed by Volker Goetze, follows Cissoko, who is determined to preserve his thousand-year-old kora tradition. In the documentary Cissoko has a dream to have a thriving cultural centre where children can come to learn the traditions of their forefathers.
Discography
Solo
* 2003: ''Diam'' (Ma Case / L'autre distribution)
* 2005: ''Le Griot Rouge'' (Ma Case / L'autre distribution)
* 2013: ''Mes Racines''
with
Volker Goetze
Volker Goetze is a German-born New York based composer, trumpeter and filmmaker. He toured West Africa, Europe and Asia. He is featured on numerous recordings, and recorded with international artists such as Nana Vasconcelos, Lenny Pickett and o ...
* 2008: ''Sira'' (
ObliqSound
ObliqSound is a record label in New York City.
It was founded by Tobias Tanner, Michele Locatelli, and Ralf Schmid. They studied music together at the New School in Manhattan. Their intent with Obliqsound is to produce musicians with a background ...
)
* 2012: ''Amanké Dionti'' (
Motéma)
* 2014: ''Djaliya''
with Cyrille Brotto
* 2022: ''Deme Deme''
with Majid Bekkas
* 2011: ''Mabrouk'' (Bee Jazz)
with Simon Goubert
* 2012: ''African Jazz Roots'' (Cristal)
References
External links
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Living people
Senegalese Kora players
20th-century Senegalese male singers
1970 births
Motéma Music artists
21st-century Senegalese male singers