Ablaye Cissoko Discography of CDs

Personnel: Ablaye Cissoko (vocals, kora); Volker Goetze (trumpet).

Ablaye Cissoko music CDs Liner Note Author: Simon Goubert. Recording information: Dakar's Institut Fraçais (04/12/2011-04/16/2011). Editor: Simon Goubert. Photographer: Simon Goubert. Personnel: Ablaye Cissoko (kora); Simon Goubert (piano, keyboards, drums, cymbals); Jean-Jacques Avenel (double bass); Mbaye Gueye Faye, Bassirou Faye, Babou Ngom (sabar). Audio Mixer: Simon Goubert.

Ablaye Cissoko CD discography The mix of kora -- the West African 21-string harp -- and trumpet might be unusual, but in this instance the pairing works. Ablaye Cissoko comes from a griot family, born into the caste of musicians, singers, and storytellers, while Goetze comes from more of a jazz background. This second collaboration between the two has the hushed, meditative aspect of some chamber music, allowing plenty of space between the notes. The pair is joined by percussion for "Silo," which ups the tempo a little, but this is music at a leisurely, reflective pace, introspective, where each note has value and consideration. There's great beauty in it, the musicians listening to each other and trading ideas back and forth. Goetze uses different trumpets and mutes for different textures and effects, drawing out the notes and letting them hang or putting in soft, melodic lines. Cissoko's kora and voice provide a gentle bed for it all, although he can spring out, notes rippling like a waterfall at times. It's a remarkably warm, graceful disc, one to clear the mind and inspire the senses. ~ Chris Nickson Liner Note Authors: Ablaye Cissoko; Ablaye Cissoko & Volker Goetze; Volker Goetze. Recording information: Église Titon, Paris, France (09/2011). Photographer: Youri Lenquette. Personnel: Ablaye Cissoko (vocals, kora); Ablaye Cissoko & Volker Goetze (trumpet); Volker Goetze (vocals, kora). Audio Mixer: Connie Ende.

Ablaye Cissoko albums Personnel: Ablaye Cissoko (vocals, kora); Volker Goetze (trumpet).

Ablaye Cissoko discography Liner Note Author: Simon Goubert. Recording information: Dakar's Institut Fraçais (04/12/2011-04/16/2011). Editor: Simon Goubert. Photographer: Simon Goubert. Personnel: Ablaye Cissoko (kora); Simon Goubert (piano, keyboards, drums, cymbals); Jean-Jacques Avenel (double bass); Mbaye Gueye Faye, Bassirou Faye, Babou Ngom (sabar). Audio Mixer: Simon Goubert.

Recording information: Iglesia de la Asunción, Sajazarra (La Rioja), Spain (07/2010).

The collaboration between African kora player Ablaye Cissoko and trumpeter Volker Goetze is a thing of real late-night beauty. It lives on the tipping point between West African music and ethereal, atmospheric European jazz. In many ways, the disc belongs to Cissoko, whose playing and singing on both traditional and original material powers the whole things, gently lulling everything along, with Goetze's contributions more minor, often punctuating and filling in the material. But it somehow manages to ...

Track Listing of songs: Alerte 3; Rumeurs; Quand Se Taisent Les Oiseaux; Ninki; L'Envol D'Eole; L'Oeil Du Cyclone; Au Dehors, Les Elements...; Tourmentes; Tara; L'Embellie;

Track Listing of songs: C'Est L'Afrique Qui Frappe À La Porte; Rendez-Vous Chez Fatimata; Adjoa; Gentleman Vickey; Solo Et Samba S'En Vont En Ville; Samba; La Femme De Mon Patron; Sweet Mother; Lady; It's A Man's Man's World; Ah Freak Sans Fric; L'Argent Appelle L'Argent; Doni Doni; Mon Cousin Militaire; Les Djos; L'Habit Fait Le Moine; Ziboté; Ah ...