ABLAYE CISSOKO & CYRILLE BROTTO

An exceptional sound journey with Ablaye Cissoko, Senegalese master griot, and Cyrille Brotto, diatonic accordion virtuoso.

Ablaye Cissoko, with over 20 years of experience and international renown, perfectly combines Mandingo tradition and contemporary creativity. He has collaborated with renowned artists such as Omar Pene, Eric Bibb, and Majid Bekkas.

At his side, Cyrille Brotto, master of the diatonic accordion, adds a touch of elegance and subtlety, bringing to life a fascinating dialogue between two instruments, the kora and the accordion.

Together, they put their poetic imagination and musical intelligence to the service of a new album Djiyo (water), a delicate and harmonious work that transcends musical boundaries.

This collaboration goes beyond music: it tells the story of a deep friendship between two artists from different worlds, but united by their desire to share and transmit.

A captivating evening to escape and awaken the senses!

- THE PRESS IS TALKING ABOUT IT -

“An enlightened conversation shrouded in melancholy, between voices, kora and accordion.” - Le Monde

“Suspended in a time that is never frozen, their poetic interlacing of wandering harmonies is like a stolen moment in the mad rush of life.” TTT Télérama

“A masterful collaboration between kora and accordion... a gem from start to finish” - Songlines UK

"Music sometimes offers us these timeless moments of beauty born from an encounter between artists who immediately find a common language. (...) A romantic journey where Ablaye Cissoko's stories soar on the harmonies of the kora strings and the breaths interspersed with silence of the diatonic accordion" - Radio France

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Arriving from Mali in the 1990s with hundreds of cassettes of traditional music, Ras Mali has since established himself in French-speaking Switzerland as a leading collector of African music.

He is, among other things, the instigator of the Diaraby Show on Radio Usine. From coupé-décalé to soukouss to afro-beat, Ras Mali's DJ set demonstrates the musical dynamism of the African continent and its influence throughout the world.