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"In an unmissable encounter of two souls, Senegalese griot Ablaye Cissoko’s kora weaves ancient echoes through French accordion virtuoso Cyrille Brotto’s haunting drones. Their delicate interplay crafts a storytelling journey through grief, crafting ancient narratives into contemporary soundscapes."
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A gig held at The Jam Jar on Wednesday 19th November. The event starts at 19:30.
The new album and show by the international griot and kora master, Ablaye Cissoko, and the French star of Diatonic Accordion, Cyrille Brotto, is A music to clear the mind and inspire the senses ...
“masterful collaborations of kora and accordion ... a gem from start to finish” (Songlines UK **** top of the world”)
Nearly three years after their first opus and a hundred concerts around the world, Ablaye Cissoko reunites with the talented Cyrille Brotto for a masterful new collaboration blending kora, vocals, and accordion.
Titled "Djiyo" (which means "water"), this album is like a river uniting the lands it flows through, harmoniously merging Manding and Occitan traditions.
In this intimate and spiritual musical journey, the two virtuosos reinvent their relationship with their instruments, offering a luminous conversation tinged with melancholy, a poetic and intense dialogue, and a magnificent lesson in music and humanism.
The Jam Jar & Music At The World Junction present:
Ablaye Cissoko & Cyrille Brotto
+ Support
Wednesday 19th November
Doors Open 7.30pm
The Jam Jar, Bristol
The duo takes us on a spiritual and intimate journey and offers us remarkably warm and graceful music, one to clear the mind and inspire the senses ...
After many great and unique collaborations in different music genres, Ablaye Cissoko surprises us again by pairing this time with the French diatonic accordions player Cyrille Brotto, for what sounds like a waltz between two knowledges, a conversation between two learned instruments.
But between Ablaye Cissoko (one of the most famous kora player worldwide, with 13 albums released !) and Cyrille Brotto, well known figure of the French traditional & folk music scene, this is more than just music : that's a story of friendship and deep respect for each other …
Entry requirements: 14+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio
“masterful collaborations of kora and accordion ... a gem from start to finish” (Songlines UK **** top of the world”)
Nearly three years after their first opus and a hundred concerts around the world, Ablaye Cissoko reunites with the talented Cyrille Brotto for a masterful new collaboration blending kora, vocals, and accordion.
Titled "Djiyo" (which means "water"), this album is like a river uniting the lands it flows through, harmoniously merging Manding and Occitan traditions.
In this intimate and spiritual musical journey, the two virtuosos reinvent their relationship with their instruments, offering a luminous conversation tinged with melancholy, a poetic and intense dialogue, and a magnificent lesson in music and humanism.
The Jam Jar & Music At The World Junction present:
Ablaye Cissoko & Cyrille Brotto
+ Support
Wednesday 19th November
Doors Open 7.30pm
The Jam Jar, Bristol
The duo takes us on a spiritual and intimate journey and offers us remarkably warm and graceful music, one to clear the mind and inspire the senses ...
After many great and unique collaborations in different music genres, Ablaye Cissoko surprises us again by pairing this time with the French diatonic accordions player Cyrille Brotto, for what sounds like a waltz between two knowledges, a conversation between two learned instruments.
But between Ablaye Cissoko (one of the most famous kora player worldwide, with 13 albums released !) and Cyrille Brotto, well known figure of the French traditional & folk music scene, this is more than just music : that's a story of friendship and deep respect for each other …
Entry requirements: 14+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio
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