Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Toumani Diabaté and Ballaké Sissoko: 21 Strings
By Tim Cumming
With Toumani and Ballaké’s epochal New Ancient Strings to be reissued for its 25th anniversary, we speak to Lucy Durán, the album’s producer, about the unique recording and her documentary tracing the history of the kora
Ballaké Sissoko and Toumani Diabaté (photo: Lucy Durán)
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