Toumani Diabaté and Ballaké Sissoko‘s New Ancient Strings will be released on vinyl for the first time to commemorate the album’s 25th anniversary. Originally launched…
Renowned Senegalese kora virtuoso, Ablaye Cissoko, and accomplished French accordionist-composer, Cyrille Brotto, are set to captivate audiences at UCLA’s Nimoy Stage on January 20, 2024.…
Maher Cissoko – Kora World (ajabu!, 2023) Maher Cissoko’s Kora World (ajabu!, 2023) stands as a remarkable musical tribute to ancestry and social justice. Furthermore,…
Kayhan Kalhor and Toumani Diabaté – The Sky Is The Same Colour Everywhere (Real World Records, 2023) Kayhan Kalhor and Toumani Diabaté, renowned musicians, have…
The album “The Sky Is the Same Colour Everywhere” by Kayhan Kalhor and Toumani Diabaté has landed at #1 at the Transglobal World Music Chart…
Cuban virtuoso pianist Omar Sosa and Senegalese kora master Seckou Keita will be touring the United and Canada as the SUBA Trio featuring Gustavo Ovalles…
This week, thousands of New York City elementary school children will visit Carnegie Hall for Musical Explorers concerts that spotlight three African and African American…
Ablaye Cissoko & Cyrille Brotto – Instant (Ma Case Records, 2022) Instant is the superb new collaboration between acclaimed Senegalese kora player and vocalist Ablaye…
Kora master, vocalist, and composer Kimintang Mahamadou Cissoko, better known as Ablaye Cissoko, was born in 1970 in Kolda, Senegal. His first live concert with…
Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita – Echo (bendigedig, 2022) “Echo” is the mesmerizing third album by a remarkable world music duo, harpist Catrin Finch (Wales)…