{"id":1101,"date":"2018-12-15T04:21:44","date_gmt":"2018-12-15T04:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.batukimusic.com\/?p=1101"},"modified":"2020-06-05T02:39:33","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T02:39:33","slug":"les-freres-cissoko-bannaya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/en\/eventscat\/concerts\/les-freres-cissoko-bannaya\/","title":{"rendered":"Les Fr\u00e8res Cissoko Bannaya: Feb 2, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Batuki Music Society<\/a> and Alliance Fran\u00e7aise de Toronto – Centre culturel<\/a> present , featuring Noumoucounda, Sadio and Fa, multi-instrumentalists, masters of kora and percussion, they are the descendants of one of the important Griot families of West Africa.<\/p>\n

Noumoucounda Cissoko<\/a>\u2019s music weaves together his Griot heritage with mbalax, blues, jazz, hip-hop and rock inspired improvisations. His virtuosity and innovative approach to playing the kora earned him the titles, “Jimmy Hendrix of the kora” and “Hip Hop Griot’. Noumoucounda, was a member of the Positive Black Soul band and worked with Youssou N’Dour, Baaba Maal, MC Solaar and Stromae, before focusing on a solo career from which he released several albums.<\/p>\n

Sadio Sissokho<\/a>\u2019s instrument of choice, the kora, was also the specialty of his father and many of his brothers. A multi-instrumentalist, he is equally comfortable on the djembe, sabars, tama and doun-douns. Fa Kaly Cissokho<\/a> is a master of West African percussion including the djembe and sabars.<\/p>\n

Cultural knowledge passed on through the generations, relates the story of the first kora of the Mandingo Empire, being created by the ancestor of the Cissoko brothers. Their father, Banna Cissoko is a virtuoso kora player and member of the National Orchestra of Senegal, and mother, Fatoumata Goundo Kouyat\u00e9, is a singer immersed with the Kouyate’s own balafon tradition.<\/p>\n

La l\u00e9gende raconte que la toute premi\u00e8re kora de l\u2019Empire mandingue a \u00e9t\u00e9 cr\u00e9\u00e9e par l\u2019anc\u00eatre des fr\u00e8res Cissoko. Ces descendants, d\u2019une des grandes familles de griots ouest africaines rendent donc hommage \u00e0 la tradition dont ils sont issus en lui insufflant une bonne dose de cr\u00e9ativit\u00e9. Multi-instrumentistes ma\u00eetres de la kora et des percussions, ils jouent avec leurs instruments et leurs voix avec une dext\u00e9rit\u00e9 et un panache d\u00e9sarmants.<\/p>\n

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Les Fr\u00e8res Cissoko Bannaya Family
\nSaturday February 2, 2019
\nAlliance Francaise Toronto, 24 Spadina Rd.
\nDoors: 8 PM \/ Concert 9 PM
\nTickets: $20 advance \/ $10 members \/ $25 door
\n(416) 922 – 2014 x 37<\/p>\n

Batuki Music Society<\/a> gratefully acknowledges the support of the Alliance Fran\u00e7aise de Toronto – Centre culturel<\/a> Ontario Arts Council – Conseil des arts de l’Ontario<\/a> Canadian Heritage<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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