Search - Ablaye Cissoko, Volker Goetze :: Amanké Dionti

The sublime Senegalese vocals and kora work of Master Griot Ablaye
Cissoko merge with the inventive, melodic jazz lines of trumpeter Volker
Goetze to create a unique, serene musical journey. A favorite at jazz and
world festivals alike, Cissoko & Goetze are one of the truly remarkable duos
in music today.
Follow-up to the international duos critically acclaimed 2008 release, Sira.
Volker Goetze has collaborated with some of the most important figures
on the jazz and world music scene, including Nana Vasconcelos, Lenny
Picket, and Craig Handy.
Ablaye Cissoko is considered one of the best kora players in the world. His
incredible talent has allowed him to work with such acclaimed artists as
Randy Weston and Omar Pene.
Recorded at a historic wooden church in Paris dating back to the mid-
19th century, Amanke Dionti was produced with the goal of utilizing the
ambiance of the environment to capture the purity of the music.
Cissoko & Goetze collaboration just prior to this release was on the
production of the short film The Griot, screened at Womex 2011 and being
submitted to various film festivals around the world.