Jazz Articles about Ballaké Sissoko

A Few Of My Favorite 2023 Jazz Things (So Far) - Part 4

by Ludovico Granvassu
August 1, 2023

Africana to Americana, and beyond, in the final installment of our retrospective of some of the most memorable tunes we got to hear during the first half of the year.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Bill Laurance, Michael League “Round House" Where You Wish You Were (ACT) 0:16 Host talks 5:34 Artemis “Slink" In Real Time (Blue Note) 6:46 Ben van Gelder “Voice of Reason" Manifold (Dox) 13:48 ...

Off Fest 2022, Skopje

by Ziga Koritnik
September 16, 2022

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 ...