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When born a Cissoko, one is a kora player. The Guinean Ba Cissoko perpetuates more than a centenary history. He is the last born of a long lineage of griots, master singers and agile string pluckers. Hence 'Electric Griot Land', a wink to Jimi Hendrix's vision, who adjusted his blues origins to his time. That's Ba Cissoko's musical process, who was just born when the guitarist was starting on his revolution. He explodes the canons of tradition, crashes into them with electric and eclectic influences. By his side, a trio perfectly in phase with his desires, a "family story" : his two cousins, Kourou the elder on bass and bolon, and Sékou, the young prodigy who dynamites the kora with saturated effects, and Konkouré, a percussionist who creates an incredible infra-bass line. "Funky, sonicaIIy inventive." The Observer "Dazzling." UNCUT Tracks: Griot Ba / Silani - Ba Cissoko & K'Naan / Allah Lake - Ba Cissoko & Amadou Bagayoko / Le Reve De L'Oiseau (Koto Ojime) / Africa - Ba Cissoko & Tiken Jah Fakoly / Women (Dounia Guinee) - Ba Cissoko & Les Nubians / Adouna / Interlude / On Veut Se Marier - Ba Cissoko & Tiken Jah Fakoly / Tjedo - Ba Cissoko & Les Nubians / King Kora / Ma Grand Mere (Djeli) / Sora (Le Nom De La Kora Est Cissoko)
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This is a great album (great title too - love the play on famous Hendrix album title). I've read reviews in the press that gave it a paltry 3 stars, but it's definitely worth a full house. It's modern West African classic - fantastic rhythms, great vocals (plenty of guest vocals too), even some English language rap (but really cool, nothing to offend delicate ears). Some of the songs would be hits in the UK if the listening public was a little more open-eared. I've got a wall full of African CDs and plenty of classics, and this is my favourite album at the moment. Might be a bit early for summer, but cheer yourself up by buying this now.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I first came across Ba Cissoko on the recent tour of the African Soul Rebels and was mightily impressed by them live - so much so that I bought this CD. I certainly don't regret it. There are 4 or 5 really superb melodic tracks. A couple of others are a bit bland, but for any lover of West African kora music (with electric bass and sensitive percussion)this album is highly recommended. I wonder what Jimmy H would think of the title, but why not?
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This CD is beautifully recorded, beautifully conceived, beautifully executed, and full of brillian musicianship. It's not overly African, say like township jive, rather more like good quality laid-back jazz with a strong African lilt. Like the other reviewers, I consider this one of the best African CDs on offer, and keep coming back to it for more. If you like Amadou & Mariam, Habib Koite, Andy Palacio & The Garafuna Collective, and those old faithfuls like Kasse Mady, Mory Kante, Papa Wemba, and Salif Keita, then you're in for a very pleasant surprise ... one of my best buys of the last few years.
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