Son of Djelimady Sissoko, Malian musician Ballaké Sissoko was born in Paris 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 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 regular collab...