Thursday, 28 November 2013

Ballake Sissoko

Sunday saw us at Sage Gateshead for a performance by kora player Ballake Sissoko and his group (2 guitarists, a singer and a balafon player).
I love the sound of the kora!
Ballake (and his more famous cousin, Toumani Diabate) are masters of the instrument - their sound is so beautiful & complex, yet not taxing. Just can't get enough of it.
First really heard it many years ago via an album by Dembo Konte, who was from The Gambia, rather than these two who are from Mali.



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  1. David Elliott3 December 2013 at 07:40

    I have an LP of Gambian kora music by the Konte Family (inc Dembo) on Virgin from 1982. Great album.

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