Ablaye Cissoko and Cyrille Brotto
Collaborations Series
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Friday, January 30, 2025
Doors: 7 PM | Show: 8 PM
Roulette Intermedium – 509 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn
Tickets: $45 – Advance | $55 – Day of Show
WMI Member Prices: $36 – Advance | $44 – Day of Show
After the critically acclaimed release of Instant in 2022, celebrated Senegalese kora artist Ablaye Cissoko has once again partnered with French diatonic accordion virtuoso Cyrille Brotto to present their latest collaboration, Djiyo (meaning water). This collection features a harmonious blend of kora, vocals, and accordion, earning praise from Songlines magazine as “a gem from start to finish.” Cissoko was born in Dakar, Senegal, into a family of griots—the traditional custodians of Mandé culture in West Africa, known locally as djelis. Cyrille Brotto, a French accordionist and composer, boasts over 20 years of experience performing and touring with various ensembles across Europe. Like the collaboration between Ballaké Sissoko and Derek Gripper at Corpus Christi Church in our previous season, this pairing beautifully illustrates the versatility of the kora as well as the boundless creativity of the two artists.
The Collaborations series presents cross-cultural musical explorations and collaborations. This series often explores how the music of artists from one culture has influenced the music of another culture, or the music of seemingly widely varying cultures can be strikingly similar or complementary.