Ba Cissoko is a Guinean world music band, featuring four members, two of which are playing the traditional Kora harp. Guinea, officially Republic of Guinea (pronounced /ˈgɪni/ République de Guinée is a country in West Africa, formerly known as French Guinea The term world music includes Traditional music (sometimes called Folk music or roots music of any culture that are created and played by indigenous musicians The kora is a 21- string Harp - Lute used extensively by peoples in West Africa. The other two band members play percussions and bass, respectively. The sound of the band has been described as "West Africa meets Jimi Hendrix".
Members
The band is named after the lead singer and electronical Kora player, Ba Cissoko, the nephew of the kora maestro M'Bady Kouyaté. Band members include Sekou Kouyaté also on kora, bass player Kourou Kouyaté, both Ba Cissoko's younger cousins. In addition, the band includes Ibrahima Bah on percussions.
Ba Cissoko: Lead vocal, Kora, tamani
Sekou Kouyaté: Kora (acoustical and electrical), vocal
Kourou Kouyaté: Bass, bolon, vocal
Ibrahima Bah "Kounkouré": Calebasse, djembé, crin, congas
History
Ba Cissoko was created in 1999 with just three members. The kora is a 21- string Harp - Lute used extensively by peoples in West Africa. The kora is a 21- string Harp - Lute used extensively by peoples in West Africa. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the A djembe (ˈdʒɛmbeɪ JEM-bay) also known as djimbe, jenbe, jembe, yembe, or sanbanyi in Susu is a skin covered The conga is tall narrow single-headed Cuban Drum of African origin probably derived from the Congolese Makuta drums or Sikulu The last member is featured on the recent album release from 2006. The band toured the UK supporting acclaimed Nigerian musician Femi Kuti in 2007. Olufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti (commonly known as Femi Kuti is an award-winning Nigerian Musician and the eldest son of legendary Afrobeat pioneer
Sekou Kouyaté's can with his electronically enhanced Kora harp produce a sound somewhat similar to that of fast guitar tapping, partly helped by the nature of the instrument. Tapping is a playing technique generally associated with the Electric guitar, although the technique may be performed on almost any String instrument. The new sound has earned Sekou the nickname of "Jimi Hendrix Africain", due to Jimi Hendrix style riffs. James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter In Music, a riff is an Ostinato figure a repeated Chord progression, pattern refrain or melodic figure, often played by the Rhythm
External links
- http://www.marabi.net/ba_cissoko/musi.htm - The official site for their first album, Sabolan, featuring a musical preview.
- http://www.ba-cissoko.com/ - official site.
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