Kane Mathis – Counterpoints (2017) American composer and multi-instrumentalist Kane Mathis has been a student and player of the West African kora for many years.…
Melodic Kora Designs
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Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Segal Announce Fall 2017 West Coast Tour
Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Segal will be touring the West coast of the United States this fall. Malian kora maestro Ballaké Sissoko and French cellist…
Artist Profiles: Kane Mathis
Kane Mathis has been making annual trips to The Gambia, West Africa to study the 21-string harp called Kora played by the bards of the…
Artist Profiles: Ba Cissoko
Ba Cissoko is a talented Guinea-Bissauan multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, born in 1967 He’s a jeli (also known as griot), part of a long line of…
Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Segal to perform at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro
Malian kora maestro Ballaké Sissoko and French cello virtuoso Vincent Segal are set to perform on Tuesday February 28 at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro,…
Where World Music Intersects World Jazz
Omar Sosa and Seckou Keita – Transparent Water (Ota Records, 2017) Music fans should settle in and enjoy the sumptuous ride that is Transparent Water.…
Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Segal Announce 2017 North American Tour
Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Segal will return to North American stages in 2017, with their first tour on this side of the Atlantic since 2011.…
Artist Profiles: Ousseynou Kouyate
Ousseynou Kouyate was a member of the National Ballet of Senegal for seven years before moving to Berkeley with his twin brother Assane and starting…
Kora Delight
Dawda Jobarteh – Transitional Times (Sterns Music, 2016) All too often kora music evokes the image of lacy traditional African tunes that fall into the…
Malian Kora Maestro Toumani Diabate
Toumani Diabate was one of the most brilliant players of the kora (a 21-string harp-lute from West Africa). He was born in 1965 in Bamako…