BALLAKE SISSOKO
DJELIMADY N°1
NOFLP73
NO FORMAT
24Format: 12inch VinylSorties: 20.11.2026
TRACKLIST
- 1: Khasso
- 2: Weltere
- 3: Aminata D
- 4: Badara Djo
- 5: Djelimady n°1
- 6: Taato
- 7: Kankarango
- 8: Dji Kono
- 9: When the jeli sings (Hommage a Kasse Mady) ft. Piers Fa
With this album, Ballake pays tribute to his father, Djelimady Sissoko, a brilliant kora player of whom very few recordings remain. His father was affectionately nicknamed Djelimady No. 1 because of his prominent role in Mali's national orchestra (the Instrumental Ensemble of Mali), which he co-founded in 1962. Ballake has brought together a small ensemble for the project: two additional koras, a ngoni, and a sokou (violin). On vocals, he has invited Piers Faccini and singer Fatim Kouyate.