Ablaye Cissoko

Ablaye Cissoko is a Senegalese musician, singer and composer, who plays the kora.

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 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
* 2008: ''Sira'' (ObliqSound)
* 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

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Living people
Senegalese Kora players
20th-century Senegalese male singers
1970 births
Motéma Music artists
21st-century Senegalese male singers