Coming from a long line, this Malian subtly renovates the approach of the #kora.
New old string, the title of the opus he signed with Toumani Diabaté, undoubtedly gives the tune of his intentions. Attached to its age-old tradition, Ballaké Sissoko flirts with music from around the world, from Ross Daly to Guillaume Orti, filters these influences through the sieve of his experience. Such is the stake of his recent "At Peace", recorded with the immense double bassist Kent Carter, in Angoulême, under the benevolent listening of the cellist Vincent Ségal, his partner invited (as usual) to join him on stage.
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Ballaké Sissoko (born 1968) is a Malian player of the kora. He has worked with Toumani Diabaté and Taj Mahal, and is a member of the group 3MA with Driss El Maloumi and Rajery.
Ballaké's father, Djelimady Sissoko, was a notable musician in his own right. Sissoko started playing music at a young age, as most born into the griot caste do. He played in the Instrumental Ensemble of Mali, and then with several prominent female singers before coming to fame through his duet with Toumani Diabaté in 1999. In 2000, he formed the trio Mande Tabolo with an n'goni player and a balafon player.
His 2005 album, Tomora, features Toumani Diabaté on kora, singers Alboulkadri Barry and Rokia Traoré and Fanga Diawara, violin soloist of the Mali National Instrumental Ensemble.
His record Chamber Music released in October 2009 is the result of a collaboration with Vincent Ségal, a classical cellist known for his work with Bumcello, and was released by French label No Format! and the U.S. label Six Degrees Records.
He released a solo album, At Peace, in 2013. Ségal produced the album and plays on several tracks.
Sissoko's custom-made kora was broken by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in 2020 when he travelled from New York to Paris.
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Looking at Sissoko's facial expressions as he plays, you cannot but know that he's playing with his whole being and he has transcends this physical world into the extra terrestrial. By listening to this music, it makes me proud to be an African from Nigeria. This music soothes me and body, spirit and soul
Higher Dimensions Ase
Yes, he touches Heaven!!!
This is a wonderful text that you have written here and you are completely right. This kora music touches my soul too and I love it during almost my whole life. Eva from Germany
Kora is a spiritual instrument
Omo naija - I am glad to see another Nigerian into good music from West Africa, listening to the Kora takes ones to other realms of relaxation and vibrations!! This particular performance is extra terrestrial!! Viva Africa !!
Genius, Beautiful, soothing music. Ballake Sissoko you are a genius . Thank you
How have I lived without this music???
E come ho fatto fino a ora a giudicare male l' Africa ??? Mi accorgo in un botto della mia ignoranza , grandissimo il musicista ❤❤❤❤❤
amazing duo. Amazing musicians, totally mind-blowing musicianship
I m listening to this beautiful music , it s a sunny day here in North Poland, this music brings me peace of mind, opens the heart to the universal love, it s incredible. I love Mali, its people, it's culture, music . I will always remember with deep joy my stay in Mali to study agriculture in 2007. Back then I was 22, and I met wonderful Mali people who hosted me with such a great 💖. Thank you Ballake Sissoko, Ali Farka Touré, Salif Keita, Oumou Sangaré, Toumani Diabaté, Rokia Traoré and plenty of other great musicians from Mali, for bringing your art to the world💖
Realmente, gracias !
Non la conosco ma la trovo molto rilassante
🇲🇱 🇵🇱 merci
I love his freshly pressed clothes and the total respect he shows to his Kora...this is an act of devotion....of prostrating oneself in front of the alter of one's culture...it is totally spiritual...like one who bows before one's ancestors whilst continuing to uphold he best ideals...
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Thank you very much to all the comments, I am very proud to be Malian.🇲🇱🇲🇱💪🏿💪🏿
Thank you universe. I'm going trough a very painful moment, trying to overcome a breakup and depression. After meditation with this mantra i feel much better. Whoever is reading this you will find your inner peace, let go the pain and embrace the power of love and the universe. Stay strong, be happy. Greetings from Argentina. 1.3K
Espero mejore tu situación, sé que es sentir el dolor, es la contraparte del amor y su necesaria existencia para matizar la existencia... Fuerza compañero, saludos desde México, un hermano
Merveilleuse kora sous les doigts et l'âme de Ballaké Cissoko , Merci ,
I fall asleep while listening to beautiful music. Thank you, H, for introducing me to relaxing music. In Jinhae, South Korea..😊
N'tomikorobougou. Quelle merveilleuse musique et quels merveilleux musiciens. Merci.
Quando começou os acordes me espantei e depois chorei... lindo demais. A música cria pontes, nos conecta. Obrigada por tanta beleza...
Hello. I'm from Várzea Grande, near Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. It's amazing to listen "Asa Branca" from our griot Northeast brazilian musician and composer Luiz Gonzaga. Beautiful song performed by Ballake Sissoko, in my opinion, chef-d'oeuvre, with his kora. Music and soul through culture among people. Thanks for sharing your talent.
je découvre une merveille de la kora en 4 mn je suis impressionné par la dextérité des notes digne d"un grand maitre ! Bravo la culture mandingue
If there is music in heaven, this is it THANK YOU
The sounds of the kora is mesmeric and soothing ❤❤❤!!! Ballake is one of my bests cos i love toumani diabate a great deal, both tounani and ballake have an album together - Ancient Strings.
Vraiment grand respect à la musique traditionnelle Africaine. Bravo à Ballaké SISSOKHO et aux autres.
L'autre Roi de notre KORA Tonton Ballake Sissoko et Toumani sont comme Messi et CR7
Wooow un rêve un voyage ça vibre et ça traverse.merci les Maitres
I'm Brazilian and I loved it when you talked about Brazilian music. "Asa Branca" - This song is a symbol of Brazilians living in the Northeast because we are connected to rural traditions and roots. thank you very much.
Yes Belizen are connected to the mandingko people in western Africa
Você está absolutamente certo. As Sementes das nossas Violas Sertanejas e portuguesas estão ali,sem quaisquer dúvidas!
great descrition... yeah, this sounds like unity and emancipation energy, perfect to hear they playing
Irmão, essa é a minha música de estudo e de relaxar.
Ca resonne mes premiers encontres de kora avec Sidike Diabate à Bamako en 1983
I listen to this song again and again and again... it's wonderful for harmony and for letting go
L'amour du son et de ce qu'on peut en faire... En Afrique ils connaissent aussi, et quand en plus ils se mélangent avec d'autres musiques, on est au coeur de cet amour. C'est une musique qui dégage une grande paix intérieur, même si la vivacité et la puissance y est présente. Merci pour ce beau moment dans cette magie sonore qui ne pouvait être offerte que par de merveilleux musiciens.
It is wonderful this path, I started only with the love of the music and I felt wise when it happen, but right now I know that way is really long and the knowledge is never enough to learn and love the magic diversity of music. But the most I enjoy is to share whit all the people around de world. I am a Mexican how discover the great community through listening to music a their people. Thanks a lot for you comment and share this wonderful like you have.
This should be played to babies it will show them how beautiful the world can be.
Cette musique est comme une prière, elle touche l'âme, elle est inspirée et ne ressemble à nul autre. Merci à Ballaké Sissoko et Vincent Ségal les deux frères !!
Un véritable voyage spirituel . Cette musique apaise l'âme
This the world we want . A word n which every people leave in peace and share the best of their culture . Music is peace
Music is called the universal language. And Ballaké Sissoko speaks it so fluently. Wowww.
what is BAD, is that people from the whole world doesnt know about such music, of such quality!! somebody to make publicity!!! cmon guys... this MEFIZ....take action !
don't want to be rude....but, i just listened the whole concert...it is much much better than ALL the concerts that i listened till now, like YANNI, ARMIK, and so on....it is such a shame these artists not to be known everywhere!
It is what I am trying, I look at this kind of music and share in my Channel, you are welcome to join us
Hai ragione, io l' ho scoperta x caso aprendo su you tube , stupenda e soprattutto sorpresa x me e chi come me sempre stato prevenuto su Africa ecc Mi accorgo che è ignoranza 😮😮 Grazie ancora x questa meraviglia
Magnificent music from Africa💐♥️
I love the magical Mandingo(malinke,manika,mandenka music) I'm so proud to be married to a godgess Mandingo Lady.💞
I rarely comment here.....but this can't be ignored, it's purely magical. It's connection of distances and discovery of cultures.
Cette chanson me fait penser à à la famille depuis ça marche le rois soundiiata Keita j'ai l'image dans ma tête depuis surtout que l'histoire a été écrite et c'est dans KZhead également souvent je pleure quand je parle notre histoire aux gens qui ne le connaissent pas ça memue terriblement car il y a eut de grandes guerres et des grandes chansons et de grandes personnalités et des geurieux exceptionnelles que béni le mandé pour toujours a cause de ses saints et de ses profetes amen
La douceur et la grande beauté de cette musique harmonieuse nous invite à être dans nos gestes en toute zénitude, et donc propice à la guérison de l'esprit et du coeur 🌈💜 🌻 Merci infiniment 🌻
Kora is the earliest step for a very mysterious way....l am there all alone.
I really needed to listen to this "Angel" today. I feel sooo good after only 5 minutes! I'm in harmony with the universe...Love from Sweden
Bless him, the beautiful instrument and the music that they make, and bless YOU!
From Sweden!!! I'm from Norway, and I LOVE african music! There's one album I cant find, I gave it to my sister, when I came home...and she doesnt know where it is..its calles"Ambitions from Sáhara, or from Afrika" but O never have managed to find it again, its beautiful, the Yussur D'Ur song, AFIKAAAAA, is on it, too!!
simple but complex, down to earth but really other worldly.. inspirationally relaxing.
Quelle Sensibilité.! Quelle Sensualité.! Délicieuse Union entre le Ciel et la Terre.... 🌴🐒
I keep finding these gems and it enriches my life,my playing and my appreciation of things.Nothing surpasses music played with so much feeling and much of it comes from Africa or has its roots from Africa.I will always remain thankful for the experience of listening to these fantastic musicians.The music they play simply reaches into your soul.
So true bro. 👍
Toute bonne chose a une fin...comme ce monde en ce moment...🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹Pour chacun de vous!
this music makes me feel like a Ghibli movie ... it looks like it's made for children, but it's actually very mature and old... and still in love with the world. Very soothing, very powerful. I love how sonorities seem to come from many places, yet Africa and Mali in particular are the center where all currents converge. Thanks for uploading
Absolutely incredible. And in my long life, I have listened to a lot of music. Nothing like this. Greatness from them all.
I recommend to vist my channel and watch the world list music, We have a lot of music, most of it is really beautiful and stunning, it is a global work of research and you will find some incredible artists
Merci, thank you to all Malian artists for having taken, and continue to take Mali to te world.
Matondo mamingi .It's really an amazing music. Thank you so much.
In tone balance & harmony filling ....nice paseneblel Jantlal.Terimakasih dapat mendengar lantunan suara jari menari.
Can't give enough accolades about this style of music in general and this master musician in particular. It makes the world stop and listen.
ΚΑΛΗΜΈΡΑ ΑΠΌ ΕΛΛΆΔΑ ΑΠΛΆ ΜΑΓΙΚΌ!!!!😍😍🎵🎵🎶
I love the kora, it is one of my favourite instruments, the heart of the kora is like that of Africa.
Come enjoy it here in Casamance ( Sénégal),my Homeland
Magnifique! Vous êtes beau dans tous les sens du terme! Un sourire gracieux, authentique....Merci! Et câlins du Québec!🙏🏻💕☀️🌹
So beautiful!!! Thanks for posting! My like makes 9,800 of us! hope you get loads more!!! Love from Argentina. Namaste.
Wonderfull! Gonzagão, of Brasil! Gratitude for the beautiful music! Africa and Brasil together!
extraordinary music; thanks a lot.
C'EST UN SON QUI VIENT D'AILLEURS
Ces chansons là je les écoute tous les jours car il faut vraiment que je les écoute comme ça je me sens avec toute la famille Konaté et Keita et les autres
Oh my goodness...how beautiful...so very,very glad I clicked on this...my introduction to the kora....
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Meu filho tem 14 anos e toca harpa a quase 5 anos.Mas nunca vimos nada assim,que lindo,que mágico!Estou emocionada.Maravilhoso!!!🥰🙏
This is beautiful thank you so so much beyond belief this is pure soothing beautiful lovely music that makes you drift in Wonder and think what a great traditional music of the country it really has integrity reverence dignity wrist much respect your the great
Macha alla Ballaké😎
This BEAUTIFUL MUSIC fills My spirit with PEACE THANK YOU
Claro que ouço as Sementes das nossas Violas Sertanejas e também portuguesa...
Maravilloso !!! qué pena que no haya mujeres ... Greetings from Argentina :)
SAMANYEYABANiYAMANYEMENYEMESAMANYEْEUZUBiLLAHiMiNEŞEYTANiRACiGiMiNŞALLAHSAMANYEYABANiYAMANYEMENYEMESAMANYEْEUZUBiLLAHiMiNEŞEYTANiRACiGiMAvalokitesvaraARAVŞETiKOLAVA AMiN
Comme il fait sonner la guitar comme la cora est merveilleux
Wonderful music and musicians. Thank you so much for sharing❤
quel concert ! vraiment, c'est magnifique et apaisant ! merci, merci...
Wooow what a musıcian👍🙏🙏🙏 WD lıke to see you & paco de Lucia together in a convert.jam....woooow
Do sertão pernambucano para o Mundo!!!!!! 33'30''
Quantum music that traverses the internal universe. Strings of the heart being plucked with such passion!
Like a dream, a nice dream!
MAGNIFIQUE !!! Comme toujours...Merci Messieurs Ballaké Sissoko...et Vincent Segal, deux "Frères" de Coeur et de Musique....et vos excellents musiciens aussi ce jour-là ;-) Heureusement que vous jouez en portant vos splendides tenues traditionnelles africaines, vous semblez toujours des Princes....;-) Merci !!
Thank you for not having adds and the ability to enjoy this beautiful music without interruption! What a rare gift you shared, thank you again!
Thank for pointed out
His Colors performance looked so effortless. It was my introduction to him. Now I‘ll probably binge watch his performances
KZhead should let this video hit millions views deservedly. What's up YTB?
I am doing my best ! I usually watch this video 3 times or more a week
How he can strum that many strings in harmony and melody with his eyes closed is an inspiration to any musician indeed!
He pulls the strings with his mind.
@@lodieritas8739 ah yes with his mind/heart....
What a wonderful performance! Sissoko is simply fanttastic. Thanks friends for sharing.
Magnifique. J'aime tellement ce son flûté du violoncelle. Il complémente bien la kora et s'accorde bien aussi au balafon. 🙂
Nossa música viaja o mundo em todos os instrumentos... isso o verme não tirará de nosso povo!! belo
Thank you most graciously for the grace you expressed via your gift
Asa Branca ^^ Brasilian composition by Luiz Gonzaga e Humberto Teixeira
Thank you soooo much! Thank you and love from Brazil!
Música: lenguaje universal, lenguaje del alma. Ni siquiera sé en qué parte de África queda Mali, pero ya me enamoré de ese lugar. Me fascinó ver un BLANCO CON TRAJE SASTRE tocando un instrumento tan europeo y tan excelentemente avenido con la música y los nativos de Mali. Fascinante y súper espectacular. Quedé flechada. Un abrazo con admiración y amor desde Colombia
Thk from Mali. We have harmony in our veins.
Grazie maestro oggi grazie s te ho scoperto un mondo nuovo
Asa Branca foi tocada de uma maneira incrível!! Merci Ballaké Sissoko!
Asa Branca
j'écoute en boucle pendant des heures et c'est toujours un bonheur. MERCI MERCI
Que lindo... Asa Branca no repertório! Que lindeza de interpretação!!
Sublime
Quel Amour tu degages..!!🌴🐒
Ojala este tipo de musica nunca caduque. Grandioso!!!
Eu fiquei positivamente surpreso quando começou a tocar Asa Branca, do Luiz Gonzaga! Ballaké Sissoko e convidados representando a cultura brasileira!!
Muchas gracias!!! Es maravillosa la música que nos comparten 💚
I was a atheist,but after listening to these amazing musicians, I think that I believe in "Gud"
God has a lot of face, the divine music Is one
@@MefizTofelFolk I understand now the conection between the divinity and the Quantum field science,everything is energy, frequencies and vibrations...Love. Hi from Sweden again!
Ouvindo contente e feliz quando de repente começa a tocar Asa Branca do Luis Gonzaga
Esa música se puede escuchar en Paraguay el sur de Brasil y el norte de Argentina. Es increíble como se ven las raíces y como estamos todos conectados
I love this africano music thanyou guys blessingns
Asa Branca de Luiz Gonzaga, brasileiro, nordestino. Aos 30 minutos. Lindo!!!!
Your music has transported me, from dancing particles to waves of love. I just saw a comment below that it was your instrument destroyed by US customs. Unforgiveable. No words. Please know how much delight you bring us. Peace, from France.
How does something so beautiful become even more beautiful ☺️ thank you so much for this music
Pureté et puissance du son de la Kora juste sublime un grand merci
Stunning I play classical guitar in a modest way and this had me in tears incredible
Wow the Violin player is so good !!!!thank you along with Ballake I think the guitar isunnecessary here
It's so beautiful to see them playing Luiz Gonzaga! The incomparable!