Ablaye Cissoko & Cyrille Brotto at Saint-denis Jazz / Tgp

The grand master of the kora Ablaye Cissoko dialogues with Cyrille Brotto, maestro of the diatonic accordion on delicate and harmonious compositions. A spiritual journey on the traces of the spleen of the uprooted.Griot from father to son living in St Louis-du-Sénégal, Ablaye Cissoko embodies the meeting between Mandingo traditions and contemporary creation. Since the release of his first album in 2003, he has not only established himself as one of the best kora players but also as a man of encounters, recording sometimes with the German trumpeter Volker Goetze, sometimes with the Canadian ensemble Constantinople or with the group African Jazz Roots, fruit of a meeting with Sophia Domancich and Simon Goubert.It is with the accordionist Cyrille Brotto that he continues his musical exploration. With singing and kora, he establishes a sensitive conversation in a universal waltz between their two instruments. Halfway between the harp and the lute, the kora spreads out in harmonics while the accordion improvises its choruses. The Franco-Senegalese duo thus takes us on an intimate journey to which the velvety voice of Ablaye Cissoko adds an airy touch."Music to empty the mind and inspire the senses..."...

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The grand master of the kora Ablaye Cissoko dialogues with Cyrille Brotto, maestro of the diatonic accordion on delicate and harmonious compositions. A spiritual journey on the traces of the spleen of the uprooted.Griot from father to son living in St Louis-du-Sénégal, Ablaye Cissoko embodies the meeting between Mandingo traditions and contemporary creation. Since the release of his first album in 2003, he has not only established himself as one of the best kora players but also as a man of encounters, recording sometimes with the German trumpeter Volker Goetze, sometimes with the Canadian ensemble Constantinople or with the group African Jazz Roots, fruit of a meeting with Sophia Domancich and Simon Goubert.It is with the accordionist Cyrille Brotto that he continues his musical exploration. With singing and kora, he establishes a sensitive conversation in a universal waltz between their two instruments. Halfway between the harp and the lute, the kora spreads out in harmonics while the accordion improvises its choruses. The Franco-Senegalese duo thus takes us on an intimate journey to which the velvety voice of Ablaye Cissoko adds an airy touch."Music to empty the mind and inspire the senses..."

Le grand maître de la kora Ablaye Cissoko dialogue avec Cyrille Brotto, maestro de l’accordéon diatonique sur des compositions délicates et harmonieuses. Un voyage spirituel sur les traces du spleen des déracinés.Griot de père en fils vivant à St Louis-du-Sénégal, Ablaye Cissoko incarne la rencontre entre les traditions mandingues et la création contemporaine. Depuis la parution de son premier album en 2003, il s’est non seulement affirmé comme l’un des meilleurs joueurs de kora mais aussi comme un homme de rencontres, enregistrant tantôt avec le trompettiste allemand Volker Goetze, tantôt avec l’ensemble canadien Constantinople ou avec le groupe African Jazz Roots, fruit d’une rencontre avec Sophia Domancich et Simon Goubert.C’est avec l’accordéoniste Cyrille Brotto qu’il poursuit son exploration musicale. Au chant et à la kora, il noue une conversation sensible dans une valse universelle entre leurs deux instruments. À mi-chemin entre la harpe et le luth, la kora s’étale en harmoniques tandis que l’accordéon improvise ses chœurs. Le duo franco-sénégalais nous entraîne ainsi dans un voyage intimiste auquel la voix veloutée d’Ablaye Cissoko ajoute une touche aérienne.« La musique pour vider l’esprit et inspirer les sens…»

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