Ablaye Cissokko
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Ablaye Cissoko is a Senegalese musician, singer and composer, who plays the
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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'' (
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) * 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)


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cissoko, Ablaye Living people Senegalese Kora players 20th-century Senegalese male singers 1970 births Motéma Music artists 21st-century Senegalese male singers