KorafoláA korafolà is a kora player Mandinka (who is able to make kora talk) - korafolàlù,plural. virtuoso, Saliou Cissokho comes from Zinguinchor (Senegal). He grew up in the famous korafoláluA korafolà is a kora player Mandinka (who is able to make kora talk) - korafolàlù,plural. Cissokho family, where the tradition of kora is transmitted from father to son.
At first, he decided to study at the University of Dakar, at the request of his mother, but the tradition of the kora did not let him go.
Before he has been graduated, he had also begun to learn how to make koras ; finally, Saliou Cissokho devoted himself entirely to the tradition of korafoláluA korafolà is a kora player Mandinka (who is able to make kora talk) - korafolàlù,plural..
 His musical career led him to Barcelona in 2006 where he founded various musical projects and played with international musicians and artists. Throughout Spain, he has played in countless bars, clubs and festivals, among others, Festival Delta Sound, Festival Barnafrica, Festival Mercé.
Saliou Cissokho has been living in Hamburg since 2012 and successfully pursues his musical career throughout Germany and beyond. In addition to his concerts, Saliou Cissokho gives workshops and lectures about the kora and jèlílua jèlí (plural, jèlílu) is a bard, loremaster, and praise-singer in the Manding areas... Read more. tradition in West Africa.
I like very much his groovy kora mixed with classics patterns improvisation style. |