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Sousou & Maher Cissoko
12+ albums
koraafricanmaliSwedensenegal
about
Sousou & Maher Cissoko, from the South of Sweden and the South of Senegal, is one of Sweden’s most appreciated world music groups. They have been touring in Canada, USA, Africa, Asia and various countries in Europe and performed at jazz, folk, world and city festivals, concert halls, clubs and schools. Both Swedish television and the Swedish radio have done documentaries about Sousou & Maher Cissoko and when Youssou N'dour received the Polar Music Price they sang him to tears performing two of N'dour’s songs together with the Swedish hip hop star Timbuktu. Sousou and Maher both grew up in families of musicians and it was the interest and love for the West African kora (a harp lute) that brought them together. An important guideline for the troubadour culture which the kora is part of is the preservation of the musical heritage through its musicians’ continuously finding new ways. In the interpretation of Sousou & Maher Cissoko it means magnificent kora playing and soulful singing combined with a rhythmic energy and influences from reggae, folk, soul and jazz. As follows from the heritage of the Cissoko family of West African storytellers, the songs bring about an important message of coming together and creating links instead of boundaries between countries and people. This is further stressed by the duo singing in five different languages. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
