Ablaye Cissoko & Cyrille Brotto - Alberta Abbey, Portland, OR on April 11 and April 12
Multiple dates and times
The Alberta Abbey, Portland, OR 97211
Description
The new project of the world-renowned Senegalese griot Ablaye Cissoko!
Two singular artists, a music to clear the mind and inspire the senses.
Ablaye Cissoko (kora, Senegal) and Cyrille Brotto (accordion, France) perform a gift of poetic imagination and musical intelligence, at times so harmonious that it seems as if touched by grace.
“A masterfull collaborations of kora and accordion ... a gem from start to finish” - Songlines UK
Doors: 7pm
Showtime: 8pm
After 14 albums, 20 years of touring, and numerous remarkable collaborations across different music genres, Ablaye Cissoko surprises us once again by pairing with French diatonic accordion player Cyrille Brotto. This collaboration feels like a waltz between two realms of expertise, a conversation between two masterful instruments.
The duo takes us on a spiritual and intimate journey, offering a warm and graceful music that clears the mind and inspires the senses ...
But between Ablaye Cissoko, one of the world’s most renowned kora players, and Cyrille Brotto, a prominent figure on the French traditional and folk music scene, this is more than just music: it’s a story of friendship and profound mutual respect…
Location
The Alberta Abbey, Portland, OR 97211