Toumani Diabaté and Ballaké Sissoko: 21 Strings | Songlines
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

Ballake & Toumani Credit Lucy Durán

Ballaké Sissoko and Toumani Diabaté (photo: Lucy Durán)

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