Moussa Cissokho

Prince Moussa Cissokho (* 1983 in Dakar ) is a Senegalese musician ( vocals , kora , tama , also balafon ). He has lived in Vorarlberg since 2011 .

Live and act

Cissokho comes from a family of griots of the Mandinka ethnic group ; his father is the musician Bacary Cissokho, his grandfather Soundioulou Cissokho has the nickname "King of Kora" and has contributed significantly to the popularization of the West African harp lute Kora in Europe, where he has played since 1948 in performances of the Ballet of Keïta Fodéba from Guinea. According to the family tradition, Cissokho learned from childhood, first in the village, traditional dances and songs as well as the game of the kora. At the age of thirteen he joined a ballet and, accompanied by his older brother Ali Boulo, began to travel through West Africa, but also in Europe. Without any academic training, he received a diploma in “traditional music” in 2015 from the National Art School in Dakar.

Together with saxophonist Jan Galega Brönnimann and percussionist Omri Hason, Sissokho formed the trio JMO, which released the album al nge taa in 2016, which was followed by the album Dandoula Tala . He released two albums under his own name. The singer Veronika Stalder brought him into her group Veronika's Ndiigo ( Fly , 2018).

Sissokho regularly teaches courses in Senegal and commutes between Austria and West Africa. He should not be confused with the older percussionist of the same name who was active in the Kora Jazz Trio .

Web links

• biography
• The poet from Dakar
• Moussa Cissokho at Discogs (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Prince Moussa Cissokho à la conquête du public sénégalais
2. ↑ JMO Jan Galega Brönnimann - Moussa Cissokho - Omri Hason: CD release "al nge taa"
3. ↑ See Moussa Cissokho at Discogs (English)