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Koro (l’ainé / the eldest) (Aïssata Baldé / Cissoko)

Quand tu parais, les cris se font souffle, les tensions s’apaisent et les rancœurs se tarissent. Tu es l’aîné et ce statut te donne cette autorité bienveillante que tu as sur nous. Cette voix apaisante qui calme toute hostilité vaine. Comment tant d’instruments peuvent-ils créer une harmonie douce au cœur et à l’oreille ? Comment la voix, la kora, les percussions font entendre leur musique, individuellement et collectivement sans jamais donner l’impression de cacophonie ? L’aîné est comme un maître d’orchestre. Ecoutons sa voix, la voie de la sagesse. Gare à la parole de colère. Aucune gomme ne peut l’effacer…

When you appear, shouts become whispers, tensions die down and resentments dry up. You are the eldest and this status gives you that kindly authority you have on us; that soothing voice which ease any vain hostility. How can so many instruments create a harmony sweet for the heart and the ear? How do the voice, the kora and the percussions get their music heard, individually and collectively without any impression of cacophony? The eldest is like a blackmailer. Let’s listen to his voice, the voice of wisdom. Watch out for the speech of anger. No eraser can erase it …

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from Mes Racines, released November 19, 2013
Aïssata Baldé, Ablaye Cissoko

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Ablaye Cissoko Saint Louis, Senegal

Singer and kora player, Ablaye Cissoko is a part of new generation of artists from Senegal. Son of a Griot, living in Saint Louis in Senegal, Ablaye Cissoko incarnates the crossover between Mandinka traditions and contemporary musical creation. Ablaye Cissoko is known for his amazing display of musical genius and generosity, and as one of the most crossover african artist ... more

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