Musiques d'Afrique:
Ba Cissoko
(Guinée)
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Ba Cissoko is a young kora player based in Marseille, who has been touring extensively
on World Music festivals over the last two years. It was only in October 2003 that his first album came out, and
it is probably one of the most awaited African albums of the year. Ba Cissoko, nephew of the great kora maestro
M’Bady Kouyaté, remains in his way of playing close to tradition, but is modern in his compositions.
His group, consisting of Sekou Kouyaté, also on kora, bass player Kourou Kouyaté (both sons
of the same M’Bady Kouyaté) and percussionist
Ibrahima Bah, is a tight set creating a whole new way of interpreting the mandingo musical heritage. It is
mainly due to Sekou Kouyaté's electrically enhanced kora that creates a new sound, which already gave him
his nickname "Jimmy Hendrix africain". Ba Cissoko, who learnt playing kora as a child as his family comes from a long lineage of griots, but was also exposed to modern music such as reggae and salsa. His compositions are about religion, his experiences with travelling around the world, as well as a song dedicated to women, an appeal to respect women. The debut album, |
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| Title | Year | Label | Remarks |
| Seno | 2009 | Discograph | |
| Electric Griot Land | 2006 | Totolo | Previously released late 2005 on ABC Records, Australia |
| Sabolan | 2003 | Marabi 46808-2 |
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