Senegalese-Canadian musician
Zal Sissokho is a Senegalese-Canadian musician based in Montreal, Quebec.[1] He is most noted for his 2020 album Kora Flamenca,[2] an exploration of the fusion of African kora with Spanish flamenco which won the Félix Award for World Music Album of the Year at the 42nd Félix Awards.[3] The album has also been shortlisted for the Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2021,[4] and won the Canadian Folk Music Award for World Music Album of the Year at the 16th Canadian Folk Music Awards.[5]
Sissokho, who moved to Canada in 1999, founded the band Buntalo in 2004.[6] His music draws on the griot tradition of West African storytelling and music.[7] In addition to Kora Flamenca, he has released three albums with Buntalo, and one album as a trio with musicians Marcus Viana and Ibrahima Gaye.
Discography
- Silaba (2008, with Buntalo)[6]
- Le Partage (2012, with Buntalo)[8]
- Famalé (2015, with Marcus Viana and Ibrahima Gaye)[9]
- Le Palabre (2017, with Buntalo)[1]
- Kora Flamenca (2020)
References
- ^ a b Maryse Jobin, "Le griot de Montréal Zal Sissokho et son troisième album « La Palabre »". Radio Canada International, March 24, 2017.
- ^ Alexandre Vigneault, "Emballant flamenco africain". La Presse, February 25, 2020.
- ^ "Premier Gala de l'ADISQ : tour du chapeau pour Les Cowboys Fringants". Ici Radio-Canada, October 28, 2020.
- ^ Holly Gordon, "The Weeknd, JP Saxe, Jessie Reyez and Justin Bieber lead 2021 Juno Award nominations". CBC Music, March 9, 2021.
- ^ "Pharis & Jason Romero Head CFMA Winners List". FYI Music News, April 11, 2021.
- ^ a b "Festival International Nuits D’Afrique continues on". The Suburban, October 25, 2020.
- ^ Yves Bernard, "Zal Sissokho en spectacle ce soir au Lion d'Or - Le sage, le message et le partage". Le Devoir, March 7, 2012.
- ^ Ralph Boncy, "Zal Sissokho: Le partage". Voir, March 15, 2012.
- ^ Yves Bernard, "Famalé, Montréal, le Brésil et l’Afrique". Le Devoir, July 13, 2015.
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