Musique croisée

jardins migrateurs

WorkCreateStudy

world music

African

happy

malifrica forever

Simon Elbaz - Khamsa [Matrouz]

Concert of Neta Elkayam, Dialna & Omri Mor at The Festival des Andalousies Atlantiques

En solo, Ablaye Cissoko nous fait un cadeau : le morceau Sira, joué live dans L'Afrique Enchantée!

ABLAYE CISSOKO avec "SIRA", en live dans l'Afrique Enchantée

Cool underground hip-hop track featuring Cas Haley; from Dallas' eclectic lo-fi lurkers, The Yaga Yagas.

This Wave (feat. Cas Haley, IZK, DTOX, and Emotion Brown)

Yiriba - Live au Novanois - Bruxelles

Nalo-Möng (Album Finnen)

Time And Death

AFRIQUOI
‘KOLABA’
DEBUT ALBUM RELEASED 11TH SEPTEMBER ON WORMFOOD RECORDS
Available in CD + digital formats
We’ve come a long way since the Drummers of Burundi’s now famous appearance at the inaugural WOMAD Festival in 1982. Today a new era for ‘world music’ is emerging, both in the UK and globally. The internet and permeation of mobile technology mean ideas and musical styles are shared globally at a rate faster than ever, with hiphop scenes in Senegal, house music scenes in South Africa, Kuduro in Portugal and futuristic African music across the UK.

In London, African music has become increasingly popular. No longer deemed “exotic”, it is simply part of the musical make-up of 21st century Britain. This is the starting point for Afriquoi - a new generation of musical producers and consumers who have grown up with African music alongside house, garage, drum and bass, grime, hiphop, reggae and jazz. 

Afriquoi’s debut album ‘Kolaba’, released 11th September on Wormfood Records, is a deep project with real roots. Rather than a one-off collaboration between musicians with no musical or personal connection, ‘Kolaba’ is 
the product of four years intense work with the same group of people, deepening their knowledge of each other’s musical, cultural and personal histories. This gives the Afriquoi sound a particular richness and uniqueness.

Bringing in elements of Congolese soukous and rumba, Mandinka griot music, Shona mbira and marimba, Jamaican dancehall, house, garage, disco and drum and bass, ‘Kolaba’ embraces styles from across the African diaspora but with its roots firmly planted in London where the band live. As guitarist Fiston ‘Papa’ Lusambo says, “This is a new music. If you miss it, you miss life”.

Afriquoi came to be in 2011 when promoter and percussionist André Marmot arranged separate production collaboration sessions between producer Nico Bentley, guitarist Fiston Lusambo, kora player Jally Kebba Suso and marimba player Kudaushe Matimba.

Having run ‘Rootmaster’, the world music sessions at Hootananny Brixton since 2009, André mixed with a huge number of London’s African musicians and groups, and so was in a unique position to arrange collaborations with fellow musicians. There was no set outcome planned beyond inviting a range of musicians he admired to collaborate with a producer he trusted, and seeing what happened. 

Further collaborations took place over the next few years with Jamaican/Birmingham vocalist Serocee, deep house/ disco vocalist and singer Andre Espeut, Algerian mandol player Seddik Zebiri, dancehall singer Warrior Queen, and grime MC Badness, as well as sessions with Swedish/Botswanan mbira player Otto Gumaelius, Gambian percussionist Musa Mboob, Senegalese singer Batch Gueye and guimbri player Nuru Kane. 

Although not all these artists made it onto the album it was an important formative experience for the band’s sound and after playing shows with a variety of personnel, the band cohered in Summer 2013 with the live lineup of Jally Kebba Suso (kora), Fiston Lusambo (guitar), André Espeut (vocals), Nico Bentley (live electronics) and André Marmot (percussion). 

Having performed at a hugely diverse range of festivals and venues including Glastonbury, The London Olympics 2012, Bestival, Secret Garden Party, Fusion Festival and many more, Afriquoi are set for more shows this summer with the ‘Kolaba’ album launch at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre, 11th September.

2015 live shows:

JULY
4th	SCOTLAND		Kelburn Garden Party
5th	LEEDS			Hi-Fi
17th	LONDON 		Lovebox Festival
18th	LANCASHIRE		Beat Herder Festival
25th	CAMBRIDGESHIRE	Secret Garden Party
AUGUST
1st	HOLLAND		Ruigoord Festival 
15th	GERMANY		3000grad Festival
29th	NORTHAMPTONSHIRE	Shambala Festival (DJ set)
30th	ITALY			Kribiskrabis Festival
31st	CROATIA		Dimensions Festival
SEPTEMBER
3rd	CROATIA		Outlook Festival, Croatia
11th	LONDON		Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre


Panemadzimai (ft Kudaushe Matimba)

Fiston 2000 (ft Serocee

Pre-Order the album now and download Kudaushe now for free!

AFRIQUOI
‘KOLABA’
Available in CD + digital formats
We’ve come a long way since the Drummers of Burundi’s now famous appearance at the inaugural WOMAD Festival in 1982. Today a new era for ‘world music’ is emerging, both in the UK and globally. The internet and permeation of mobile technology mean ideas and musical styles are shared globally at a rate faster than ever, with hiphop scenes in Senegal, house music scenes in South Africa, Kuduro in Portugal and futuristic African music across the UK.

In London, African music has become increasingly popular. No longer deemed “exotic”, it is simply part of the musical make-up of 21st century Britain. This is the starting point for Afriquoi - a new generation of musical producers and consumers who have grown up with African music alongside house, garage, drum and bass, grime, hiphop, reggae and jazz. 

Afriquoi’s debut album ‘Kolaba’, released 11th September on Wormfood Records, is a deep project with real roots. Rather than a one-off collaboration between musicians with no musical or personal connection, ‘Kolaba’ is 
the product of four years intense work with the same group of people, deepening their knowledge of each other’s musical, cultural and personal histories. This gives the Afriquoi sound a particular richness and uniqueness.

Bringing in elements of Congolese soukous and rumba, Mandinka griot music, Shona mbira and marimba, Jamaican dancehall, house, garage, disco and drum and bass, ‘Kolaba’ embraces styles from across the African diaspora but with its roots firmly planted in London where the band live. As guitarist Fiston ‘Papa’ Lusambo says, “This is a new music. If you miss it, you miss life”.

Afriquoi came to be in 2011 when promoter and percussionist André Marmot arranged separate production collaboration sessions between producer Nico Bentley, guitarist Fiston Lusambo, kora player Jally Kebba Suso and marimba player Kudaushe Matimba.

Having run ‘Rootmaster’, the world music sessions at Hootananny Brixton since 2009, André mixed with a huge number of London’s African musicians and groups, and so was in a unique position to arrange collaborations with fellow musicians. There was no set outcome planned beyond inviting a range of musicians he admired to collaborate with a producer he trusted, and seeing what happened. 

Further collaborations took place over the next few years with Jamaican/Birmingham vocalist Serocee, deep house/ disco vocalist and singer Andre Espeut, Algerian mandol player Seddik Zebiri, dancehall singer Warrior Queen, and grime MC Badness, as well as sessions with Swedish/Botswanan mbira player Otto Gumaelius, Gambian percussionist Musa Mboob, Senegalese singer Batch Gueye and guimbri player Nuru Kane. 

Although not all these artists made it onto the album it was an important formative experience for the band’s sound and after playing shows with a variety of personnel, the band cohered in Summer 2013 with the live lineup of Jally Kebba Suso (kora), Fiston Lusambo (guitar), André Espeut (vocals), Nico Bentley (live electronics) and André Marmot (percussion). 

Having performed at a hugely diverse range of festivals and venues including Glastonbury, The London Olympics 2012, Bestival, Secret Garden Party, Fusion Festival and many more, Afriquoi are set for more shows this summer with the ‘Kolaba’ album launch at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre, 11th September.

2015 live shows:

JULY
4th	SCOTLAND		Kelburn Garden Party
5th	LEEDS			Hi-Fi
17th	LONDON 		Lovebox Festival
18th	LANCASHIRE		Beat Herder Festival
25th	CAMBRIDGESHIRE	Secret Garden Party
AUGUST
1st	HOLLAND		Ruigoord Festival 
15th	GERMANY		3000grad Festival
29th	NORTHAMPTONSHIRE	Shambala Festival (DJ set)
30th	ITALY			Kribiskrabis Festival
31st	CROATIA		Dimensions Festival
SEPTEMBER
3rd	CROATIA		Outlook Festival, Croatia
11th	LONDON		Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre


Kudaushe (ft Kudaushe Matimba)

Ningde Jubeh- Part 2

Une rencontre poétique entre cordes et voix, des épopées du Royaume mandingue aux musiques de cours persanes.

A poetic encounter between strings and voice, from the epics of the Mandingo Kingdom to the music of Persian court.

CONSTANTINOPLE, avec | feat.
Ablaye Cissoko, kora & vocals (griot from Senegal)
Kiya Tabassian, setar & vocals (Canada - Iran)
Pierre-Yves Martel, viola da gamba (Canada)
Ziya Tabassian, tombak & percussion (Canada - Iran)

Aladji Bambo Salame Ashenayi

Taken from album "Jardins Migrateurs" (by Constantinople & Ablaye Cissoko - to be released 13rd of nov 2015)

POISSON AU FOND DE L’OCÉAN / A FISH AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA

Tout aux profondeurs de l’océan, un poisson se balade et revisite les mémoires de l’être et de l’humanité. Les reflèts d’une lumière qui nous paraissant infinie traversent l’eau et se fondent dans  l’obscurité des secrets.

In the depths of the ocean a fish meanders, revisiting the memories of individuals, of humanity. Reflections of a light that seems infinite penetrate the water and disappear into the dark veil of secrets.




Poisson Au Fond De L'océan - Ablaye Cissoko & Constantinople - Jardins Migrateurs - 2015

Taken from album "Jardins Migrateurs" (by Constantinople & Ablaye Cissoko - to be released 13rd of nov 2015)

SOUTOURO (Le secret du singe / The Secret of the Monkey)

Tu penses que tu es le plus grand, Oh non tout ce qui est debout tombera un jour !. Soutouro décrit l'action d'aider une personne dans le besoin, mais en restant discret et humble. C'est le secret du singe

You think you're the greatest, oh no everything that is standing will fall one day. Soutouro describes the action to help a person in need, but remaining discreet and humble. This is the secret of monkey




Soutouro - Ablaye Cissoko & Constantinople - Jardins Migrateurs - 2015

WF115: Afriquoi's remix of 'Jabulani' by KOG and the Zongo Brigade. Check out the full Afriquoi album here: http://bit.ly/1KkV9jo

KOG And Zongo Brigade- Jabulani (Afriquoi Remix) SC Master

Taken from album "Jardins Migrateurs" (by Constantinople & Ablaye Cissoko - to be released 13rd of nov 2015)

Fleuve - Ablaye Cissoko & Constantinople - Jardins Migrateurs - 2015

Recording: Miknologik
Mastering: Charlie Robial/Studio Du Millet

L'aarbi Moulay

Kiya Tabassian, setar 
Charbel Rouhana, ud 
Neva Özgen, kemençe 
Didem Basar, kanun
Pasha Karami, tombak
David Mayoral, percussion

Kervan - Constantinople - Didem Basar

Kiya Tabassian, setar & voice
Charbel Rouhana, ud & voice
Neva Özgen, kemençe 
Didem Basar, kanun
Pasha Karami, tombak
David Majoral, percussion


Om Al Maradem - Constantinople - Charbel Rouhana

This track rocks! First single from new album (also titles Jama Ko) which is released in Australia March 1st, in front of their WOMAD Australia & New Zealand appearances. 

Jama Ko - Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba

From Shura Lipovsky's album Tsart (Fréa Records, 2006)

One of the finest jewish singers in the world presents her most intimate album so far. A beautiful collection of songs accompanied by fiddle and tsimbl. The cd is released with an extensive booklet in Hebrew, English and French.

Shura performs with Theodore Bikel and Merima Ključo at the 28th Jewish Music Festival on March 7th. 

http://jewishmusicfestival.org/events/theodore-bikel-merima-kljuco-shura-lipovsky

Shura Lipovsky - Bistu Mit Mir Broygez

25th JANUARY
A year after the first download and a month before the official release of our album "CHAOS", we wanted to do something special for that day, in homage to the Egyptian Revolution in 2011.
You can therefore listen and download the new ALBUM version of "25 JANVIER" on our website.
www.mohamedabozekry.com

25 Janvier (Album Version/ 2013)

This recording is a little distorted (opps) but I decided to uploead it anyways. I did one yesterday that was way better but my computer wigged out on me, super lame ;( but this is kinda of like it. I'll try to get some more recordings of my 2nd generation steel tongue drums as soon as I can. 

2nd Generation G N'Goni Kaizen Steel Tongue Drum by Levi Record

This is a little test nothing serious. I'm just trying to get some levels set on my zoom r16 and cakewalk sonar x1. It's starting to sound a little better I think but still has a way to go. maybe next time I will use less gain or move the r16's built in microphones back a little. don't know but I'll get it soon. let me know what it sounds like on your end.
thanks for listening,Levi

2nd Generation Kaizen Steel Tongue Drum G N'goni (SOUND CHECK)

New album "Traversées" with Constantinople. Released 25th of Jan 2019.  You can listen or order album at https://constantinople.lnk.to/traverseesso

Official suondcloud account for Ablaye Cissoko's release including solo work, Ablaye Cissoko & Volker Goetze, African Jazz Roots (Ablaye Cissoko & Simon Goubert), Constantinople ... 

Ablaye Cissoko is a worldwide known Senegalese Griot, singer and Kora player (african 21-strings harp)

www.ablaye-cissoko.com

Fleuve - Ablaye Cissoko & Constantinople - Jardins Migrateurs - 2015

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