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Mandingo Kora Master Ali Boulo Santo Cissoko Joins Trumpeter/Producer Volker Goetze On 'Sargal,' Out Now On Motema Music
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This June, New York-based trumpeter/producer Volker Goetze and Senegalese kora master/innovator Ali Boulo Santo Cissoko are set to release Sargal, a duo album with guest features by the world-renowned percussionist Mino Cinélu, famed for his work with Miles Davis and Weather Report. Recorded in jjny: Paris at the Goethe-Institut in 2021, Sargal documents the first explorations of a powerful new musical partnership. As a producer and trumpeter, Volker Goetze first came to world music fame in 2008 when his recordings ...
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Trumpeter/Producer Volker Goetze Teams With Accordion Legend Guy Klucevsek On Quartet Debut: Little Big Top
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Echoes of the ballroom, barroom, bordello, circus, concert hall, and jazz club intermingle with folk traditions from around the world to create a new hybrid form. Step right up! Step right in… to Little Big Top, the charming debut album from a new quartet led by accordion legend Guy Klucevsek (kloo-SEH-vik) with visionary trumpeter Volker Goetze. This fine compendium of engaging Klucevsek creations that were written over two decades is produced by Goetze, arranged by Klucevsek, and is filled with ...
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Volker Goetze and Ablaye Cissoko, Duo Which Earned Critical Acclaim for Their Debut CD, "Sira," Launch International Tour in October
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October 13 Show, at Culture Hub in NYC, Will Debut Goetze's Mande Symphony, A Multi-Media Event Featuring String Quartet, drummer Richie Barshay, and Visualist Joshue Ott Duo, Performing Music from Sira, Will Also Appear at the Dalai Lama's Festival of Sacred Music in Los Angeles Sira, the first recorded collaboration from German-born and NY-based trumpeter Volker Goetze and Senegalese kora player and singer/griot Ablaye Cissoko, earned the exceptional duo a spate of critical acclaim and soared to the #2 position ...
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Ablaye Cissoko & Volker Goetze Blend Ancient African Traditions with Contemporary
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It would seem that a Senegalese griot singer who plays the traditional West African 21-stringed kora would have little to discuss musically with a German-born, New York-based jazz trumpeter. But today’s cross-cultural fusions often transcend both geography and genre, and whether it was fate or design that brought together Ablaye Cissoko and Volker Goetze, it is we who are the beneficiaries. On October 14 in the USA and Canada, ObliqSound will release the duo’s album Sira, a stunning collection of ...
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