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Ablaye Cissoko and Volker Goetze: Bouba

...from Sira. Senegalese singer and kora player Ablaye Cissoko and German born trumpeter Volker Goetze have a lot in common, including a keen ear for the other's rich culture and the griot tradition of storytelling as an oral history.

By Ariana Morgenstern • Dec 9, 2008 • 1 min read

Senegalese singer and kora player Ablaye Cissoko and German born trumpeter Volker Goetze have a lot in common. They each have a keen ear for the other's rich culture and they both share in the griot tradition of storytelling as an oral history. Here's an example of their musical dialogue. Today's Top Tune is "Bouba," from their collaboration, Sira.

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Ablaye Cissoko and Volker Goetze: Bouba

...from Sira. Senegalese singer and kora player Ablaye Cissoko and German born trumpeter Volker Goetze have a lot in common, including a keen ear for the other's rich culture and the griot tradition of storytelling as an oral history.

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Today's Top Tune

Ablaye Cissoko and Volker Goetze: Bouba

...from Sira. Senegalese singer and kora player Ablaye Cissoko and German born trumpeter Volker Goetze have a lot in common, including a keen ear for the other's rich culture and the griot tradition of storytelling as an oral history.

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