(Also, don't forget tonight's Vasen concert!)
ABLAYE CISSOKO & VOLKER GOETZE
Senegalese kora and jazz trumpet
"Five stars! Their serene dialogue, inspired by tradition and
inventing a new vocabulary at the same time, is both thrilling and
soothing." - Mondomix France
Friday, September 25, 2009 at 7:30 pm
48th St. and Baltimore Ave. in West Philadelphia (Calvary Church)
http://www.crossroadsconcerts.org or 215-729-1028
Ablaye Cissoko and Volker Goetze met in 2001 in Saint-Louis, Senegal,
where they'd both been invited to open for the legendary Youssou
N'Dour. There, the Senegalese singer/kora player and German-born
trumpeter discovered they had much in common, both musically and
personally. They kept in touch and in 2008, Goetze returned to Senegal
to rejoin Cissoko and record Sira, an album that reaffirms the maxim
that music is the universal language.
Their willingness to absorb new ideas attracted the two artists to
each other. Although Cissoko is well-versed in the traditional music
of West Africa, passed along from generation to generation, he has
always been a seeker, keeping his ears open for new experiences. His
immersion in jazz, and Goetze’s fascination with African music, made
them natural candidates for collaboration.
"He comes from the griot tradition. My grandfathers were highly
respected spiritual leaders," says Goetze. "I learn from him and he
learns from me. Our music is very much created in the moment, but we
understand each other on a much deeper level."
"It is our differences that become real strength," adds Cissoko. "I
adapt myself to the context. I have in myself this ancient tradition
of communication. It’s like the branches of a baobob tree, which can
touch those of another tree. I’m one of these branches. Volker and I
are two musicians of the same generation with different sensibilities,
who become one indivisible entity by speaking with our instruments."
More information, sound samples, and ticketing at:
http://www.crossroadsconcerts.org
TICKETS ARE $10-30 AND AVAILABLE AT:
Our website - no service charge
Last Word Bookshop (220 South 40th Street)
At the door from 6:30 until we sell out.
Please note that House of Our Own no longer sells tickets.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Sat 10/17: Debashish Bhattacharya
Sat 11/21: Tori Ensemble
Sat 12/5: Oubliette Ensemble and The Factorye
Thu 12/10: Robin & Linda Williams
Sat 12/19: Kyo Daiko & Unidos da Filadelfia
Tue 1/26: International Guitar Night
Sat 4/3: Chulrua
Sat 4/10: Archie Fisher
Fri 5/21: Bruce Molsky & Ale Moller
Crossroads Music's programming is in part supported by the
Philadelphia Cultural Fund, and the Samuel S. Fels Fund. This project
is supported by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency,
through the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA), its regional arts
funding partnership. State government funding for the arts depends
upon an annual appropriation by the Pennsylvania General Assembly and
from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. PPA is
administred in this region by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural
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