Ablaye Cissoko
Ablaye Cissoko is a Senegalese musician, singer and composer, who plays the kora.
Also recorded as Kimintang Mahamadou Cissoko · Ablaye Cissokko
Ablaye Cissoko
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- Name
- Ablaye Cissoko
- Born
- 1970
- Birthplace
- Kolda, Senegal
- Occupation
- Musician, singer, composer
- Nationality
- Senegal
- Fields
- jazz
- Languages
- French · Wolof
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Ablaye Cissoko is a Senegalese musician, singer and composer, who plays the kora.
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Ablaye Cissoko (born 1970) is a musician and singer and a national of Senegal. The musician was born in Kolda.
Genres include jazz. Languages used include French and Wolof.
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• Name — Ablaye Cissoko • Born — 1970 • Birthplace — Kolda, Senegal • Genre — World, world fusion • Occupation — Musician, singer, composer • Instrument — Kora • Years Active — 1982–present • Label — ObliqSound, Motéma Music • Website — ablaye-cissoko.com
Career
Career
As a solo musician, he has played live shows in several countries, including Portugal, France, Belgium, Senegal, Mali, Canada, Germany, Norway and Russia. He has collaborated extensively with trumpeter Volker Goetze and they have released three albums as a duo: Sira in 2008, Amanké Dionti in 2012 and Djaliya in 2014. Sira entered the top 10 world music radio chart on CMJ in January 2009. Another collaboration with the Constantinople ensemble playing traditional Persian music resulted in the albums Jardins migrateurs (2012) and Traversées (2019).
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Ablaye Cissoko is recorded with the occupation musician. Recorded as a citizen of Senegal. Classed in the genre jazz.
Concert by Ablaye Cissoko and Cyrille Brotto in Paradiso Amsterdam, 2022
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1970
Ablaye Cissoko was born in 1970.
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A 2011 feature-length documentary, Griot, directed by Volker Goetze, follows Cissoko, who is determined to preserve his thousand-year-old kora tradition. In the documentary Cissoko has a dream to have a thriving cultural centre where children can come to learn the traditions of their forefathers.
Discography
Solo • 2003: Diam (Ma Case / L'autre distribution) • 2005: Le Griot Rouge (Ma Case / L'autre distribution) • 2011: Saint Louis • 2013: Mes Racines • 2014: Popenguine (Soundtrack to the documentary Popenguine) with Volker Goetze • 2008: Sira (ObliqSound) • 2012: Amanké Dionti (Motéma) • 2014: Djaliya with Constantinople • 2015: Jardins Migrateurs • 2019: Traversées with Cyrille Brotto • 2022: Instant • 2025: Djiyo with Majid Bekkas • 2011: Mabrouk (Bee Jazz) with Simon Goubert • 2012: African Jazz Roots (Cristal) • 2017: Au Loin with Mishaa • 2013: Kano Mbifé II (Mes Racines remixes and bonus songs)
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Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the headings Kimintang Mahamadou Cissoko and Ablaye Cissokko. His recorded languages were French and Wolof.
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