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Ballaké Sissoko
Son of Djelimady Sissoko, Malian musician Ballaké Sissoko was born in Bamako in
1967. A specialist of the kora, a 21-string African instrument, he performs both
solo and in group with the trio 3MA, or with numerous collaborators including
Mandé Tabolo, Toumani Diabaté and Ludovico Einaudi, with whom he recorded the
album Diario Mali (2005). Author of other traditional albums under his own name,
such as Kora Music from Mali (2002) and Tomora (2005), he signed with the
independent label NoFormat, for whom he produced At Peace (2012), Djourou (2021)
and A Touma (2021). He begins a r...
