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A beautiful album with genre-transcending dreamy, hypnotic music in which the African kora is the common thread. The album title already refers to this: in the Malian Bambara language, djourou means 'string'. Together with his cousin Toumani Diabaté, Ballaké Sissoko is one of the best and most famous kora players in Mali. Sissoko invited interesting guest musicians who have won their spurs in West… African griot music, hip-hop, pop or classical music. With his trusted cellist Vincent Ségal and clarinettist Patrick Messina Sissoko plays an improvisation on Berlioz' Symphonie Fantastique. The title track is special, with cora playing and singing by the Gambian artist Sona Jobarteh. As one of the few women, she plays the kora. Vocal contributions range from the 'golden voice of Mali' Salif Keita to a sensual whispering ode to the kora with Parisian pop star Camille, a nostalgic lullaby with British singer Piers Faccini and a poetically recited rap by French/Malinese rapper Oxmo Puccini. In style, this elegant album closes with a quiet ballad by Sissoko and the French rock band Feu! Chatterton. (SvdP)more
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