Artist.......: Ba Cissoko
Album........: Live au Festival des Vieilles Charrues
Label........: n/a
Genre........: Ethnic
Catnr........: n/a
Source.......: DVBS
Rip.date.....: Oct-23-2007
Str.date.....: Jul-22-2005
Quality......: VBR/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: www.ba-cissoko.com
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Live au Festival des Vieilles Charrues
01. Ba Cissoko - Sate
02. Ba Cissoko - Allah lake
03. Ba Cissoko - Nina
04. Ba Cissoko - Kora blues
05. Ba Cissoko - Kounkoure
06. Ba Cissoko - Sabolan
07. Ba Cissoko - Hili kane
08. Ba Cissoko - Silani
Runtime 59:09 min
Size 80,1 MB
Release Notes:
Recorded : October 23, 2007 (France 4)
Performed : July 22, 2005 (France)
Ba Cissoko is not only a master of the kora and one of the
instrument's leading proponents, but a member of griot
(master singers, kora players, and storytellers) legacy.
So much so that the Cissoko name means nothing less than
kora mastery. Though his father was a nationally
recognized artist, his instruction did not hook young Ba
on the instrument or minstrel lifestyle, as he preferred
soccer to both music and his studies. When his uncle
M'Baty Kouyate learned of Ba's indifference, he offered to
apprentice the boy, teaching him kora rudiments and taking
him on tours of local villages, playing various parties
and celebrations. As a duo the pair began to tour the
nation's cities, including Conakry and Bissao, even
stretching to neighboring nations like Gambia and Senegal.
Some time later Cissoko settled in Conakry, where he
worked at the National Children's Theatre, eventually
moving up the ladder to taking work with the National
Instrumental Ensemble of Guinea, again under his uncle's
instruction. During his time with the prestigious outfit,
Cissoko began playing hotels and bars, mixing traditional
repertoire with modern influences like jazz, reggae, and
more. In 1992 Cissoko took up with a French trumpet and
kora player named Gilles Poizat, forming the group
Tamalalou. The band toured throughout Guinea and France,
playing important national stages and festivals. The band
split some years later, and Cissoko assembled a group to
perform under his own name, accompanied by his cousins
Kourou and Sekou Cissoko. After their inception in 1999,
the band maintained a busy performance schedule, creating
large fan bases in France and on their native soil.
Cissoko made his recording debut in 2003 with the record
Sabolan. Pairing musical excellence with a mission to
improve working and living conditions in Guinea, Cissoko
and his band embarked on a tour that blanketed Europe and
Japan. Enjoying high visibility and esteem, Cissoko and
his colleagues set out to record their second record,
which would push the genre-crossing envelope even farther,
incorporating everything from electronic effects to
English-language hip-hop lyrics. Following Electric Griot
Land's release in 2007, Cissoko cracked the U.S. market
with an extensive tour of the States.