PUTNEY-Next Stage Arts presents an evening of global music Friday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m., featuring kora player Ablaye Cissoko and French diatonic accordionist Cyrille Brotto.
In their new project, Djiyo — meaning “water”— Cissoko and Brotto create music that blends West African Manding traditions with the folk music of southern France. “The result is a sound that is meditative, lyrical, and deeply human,” wrote organizers in an news release.
Following nearly three years of touring and more than 100 concerts worldwide, the duo reunites. Their performance “unfolds as an intimate and expressive dialogue between kora, voice, and accordion — at times contemplative, at times quietly ecstatic—imbued with warmth, melancholy, and profound musicality,” said organizers.
Cissoko is widely regarded as one of the world’s foremost kora players, known for his virtuosity, voice, and collaborations spanning world music, jazz, and classical traditions.
Brotto, a leading figure in the European folk scene, brings sensitivity and inventiveness to the diatonic accordion, “crafting richly textured music rooted in tradition yet alive with innovation,” organizers said.
Doors open at 6:45 p.m., at Next Stage Arts, 15 Kimball Hill. Tickets are $22 in advance, $26 at the door, and $10 for livestream access. Advance tickets are available at nextstagearts.org. For more information, call 802-387-0102.
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