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About Ballaké Sissoko

Instrument: Kora

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Ballaké Sissoko at Sheung Wan Civic Centre Theatre

by Rob Garratt
May 7, 2019

Ballaké SissokoSheung Wan Civic Centre Theatre Le French May Arts FestivalHong Kong May 5, 2019 The kora must be one of the world's great improvisatory instruments, and Mali's Ballaké Sissoko is surely one of the instrument's most visible proponents. Somewhere between a harp and a double lute, the ingenious West African instrument can produce the most mesmerizing music, as its 21 strings chime with a warm, soothing glow. In Sissoko's ...