Ablaye Cissoko

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Découvrez mon nouvel album "Djiyo" ("l'eau"), en duo avec Cyrille Brotto !

The new album Djiyo is out now!
The 15th studio album by Ablaye Cissoko and the 2nd in duet with Cyrille Brotto, Djiyo (which means "water") is like a river uniting the lands it crosses, harmoniously blending Manding and Western traditions.


Kimintang Mohamadou Cissoko was born in 1970 in Kolda, Upper Casamance. A descendant of a long line of griots, he began learning the kora at the age of eight. In 1985, Ablaye Cissoko moved to Saint-Louis, Senegal, and joined the Saint-Louis Jazz Orchestra, composed of African and European musicians. It wasn't until 2003 that he recorded his own compositions with Diam. Ablaye Cissoko then revisited a 12th-century West African legend, that of Kimintang the Red Griot. His album Le Griot Rouge gained him international recognition in 2005.


His meeting with New York-based German trumpeter Volker Goetze led to the 2009 album Sira. The duo blends modernity and tradition, jazz and African music, creating an album of remarkable purity. Beyond music, Ablaye Cissoko's goal is to "soothe the hearts of men." In 2011, he embarked on another collaboration with Moroccan multi-instrumentalist Majid Bekkas, resulting in Mabrouk, a seamless fusion of jazz, Arabic, Oriental, and African music.


In 2012, Ablaye Cissoko reunited with Volker Goetze for Amanké Dionti, an album emphasizing the contrast between urban and African soundscapes. The recording, captured in Paris' Bon Secours Church, adds a distinctive acoustic signature. Released in October 2012 with the support of the BNP Paribas Foundation, the album paved the way for more solo work. In 2013, Ablaye Cissoko released Mes Racines and composed the soundtrack for the documentary Popenguine.


In 2014, the 2010 album Saint Louis, previously only available in Senegal, was released internationally in digital format. Later that year, Ablaye Cissoko and Volker Goetze reunited for Djaliya.


Since 2015, Ablaye Cissoko has collaborated with Ensemble Constantinople, directed by Kiya Tabassian. Their partnership has resulted in two albums (Jardins Migrateurs - 2015, and Traversées - 2019) and over a hundred concerts worldwide.


Between personal projects, Ablaye Cissoko took a "jazz" detour with Simon Goubert, Sophia Domancich, and Jean-Philippe Viret in the African Jazz Roots project, releasing two albums in 2012 and 2017.


In 2021, Ablaye Cissoko met France’s rising star of the diatonic accordion, Cyrille Brotto. They released Instant in spring 2022 and performed nearly a hundred concerts between 2022 and 2024, including two North American tours. Their second album, Djiyo, will be released in January 2025, marking Ablaye’s debut in the UK.
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Top tracks

02
N'na
Ablaye Cissoko
Instant
03:51
Composers: Kimitang Cissoko
10
Mon frère (Sadio)
Ablaye Cissoko
Mes racines
03:18
Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
09
Kaïra (La paix)
Ablaye Cissoko
Diam (La paix)
06:32
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko / Composers: Traditionnel
04
Kano
Ablaye Cissoko
Mes racines
04:40
Writer: Kimintang Mahamadou Cissoko / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko - Patrick Faubert
02
Kano mbifé
Ablaye Cissoko
Mes racines
03:01
Writer: Kimintang Mahamadou Cissoko / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
01
Champion
Ablaye Cissoko
Mes racines
04:35
Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
08
Koro
Ablaye Cissoko
Mes racines
04:01
Writer: Aissata Balde / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
03
Togna
Ablaye Cissoko
Amanké Dionti
07:01
07
Baye
Ablaye Cissoko
Mes racines
04:57
Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
03
Nanfoulé
Ablaye Cissoko
Mes racines
05:15
Composers: Traditional
05
Xarite
Ablaye Cissoko
Mes racines
04:36
Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
09
Kimintang (Kimintang)
Ablaye Cissoko
Mes racines
04:28
Writer: Kimintang Mahamadou Cissoko / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
06
Gnon dema
Ablaye Cissoko
Mes racines
03:32
Writer: Kimintang Mahamadou Cissoko / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
02
Soutouro
Constantinople
Jardins migrateurs
06:40
Writer: Cissoko Ablaye / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko - Patrick Faubert
01
Sira
Ablaye Cissoko
Sira
07:39
01
Souma Manone
Ablaye Cissoko
Djaliya
04:35
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
01
Meuno Ma Terée
Ablaye Cissoko
Djiyo
03:56
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko - Cyrille Brotto
03
A l'œil nu
Ablaye Cissoko
Djiyo
04:29
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko / Composers: Cyrille Brotto
05
Lountang
Constantinople
Jardins migrateurs
07:01
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
02
Denkilo
Constantinople
Traversées
05:23
Writer: Cissoko Ablaye / Composers: Cissoko Ablaye
02
Douna
Ablaye Cissoko
Popenguine
05:51
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko - Patrick Faubert
07
Miliamba
Ablaye Cissoko
Amanké Dionti
04:58
03
Poisson au fond de l'ocean
Constantinople
Jardins migrateurs
05:04
Composers: Ablaye Cissoko - Kiya Tabassian
03
Lio - Djarabi - Balacoss
Ablaye Cissoko
African Jazz Roots
09:40
Composers: Ablaye Cissoko - Traditionnal
09
Before the Rain
Constantinople
Jardins migrateurs
03:03
Composers: Ablaye Cissoko - Kiya Tabassian
07
Djaliya
Ablaye Cissoko
Djaliya
03:40
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
09
Serigne / Bi Signare
Constantinople
Traversées
05:43
Writer: Cissoko Ablaye / Composers: Cissoko Ablaye
05
Départs
Constantinople
Traversées
07:02
Writer: Cissoko Ablaye - Amir Khosrow / Composers: Tabassian Kiya
10
Sira
Ablaye Cissoko
Putumayo Presents Yoga
05:04
Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
08
Traversées (Zarambesques Diambadon)
Constantinople
Jardins migrateurs
04:26
Writer: Traditionnel / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko - Kiya Tabassian
01
A l'écoute du moro
Constantinople
Jardins migrateurs
06:09
Writer: Traditionnel / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko - Kiya Tabassian
04
Maryama
Constantinople
Traversées
04:06
Writer: Cissoko Ablaye / Composers: Tabassian Kiya - Cissoko Ablaye
12
Vers isfahan
Constantinople
Traversées
03:28
Composers: Tabassian Kiya
06
Haïti
Ablaye Cissoko
Amanké Dionti
07:01
01
Kana Maloundi
Ablaye Cissoko
Amanké Dionti
06:12
04
Silo
Ablaye Cissoko
Amanké Dionti
06:20
05
Fleuve
Ablaye Cissoko
Amanké Dionti
04:10
02
N'a Banco
Ablaye Cissoko
Djaliya
04:50
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
11
Téro (L'ami)
Ablaye Cissoko
Diam (La paix)
04:52
Composers: Ablaye Cissoko

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Albums
℗ 2025 Kora and Ko, Cyrille Brotto
24-01-2025
Djiyo
01
Meuno Ma Terée
Ablaye Cissoko
Djiyo
03:56
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko - Cyrille Brotto
02
Si je savais voler
Ablaye Cissoko
Djiyo
03:28
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko - Cyrille Brotto
03
A l'œil nu
Ablaye Cissoko
Djiyo
04:29
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko / Composers: Cyrille Brotto
04
Amanké Dionti
Ablaye Cissoko
Djiyo
05:37
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
05
Nina
Ablaye Cissoko
Djiyo
04:37
Composers: Cyrille Brotto
06
Ni Wilita
Ablaye Cissoko
Djiyo
05:28
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
07
Kana Maloundi
Ablaye Cissoko
Djiyo
03:36
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
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Woti Felwine Sarr & Nathalie Vairac et Ablaye Cissoko
16-12-2022
Nite
01
Marcher
Ablaye Cissoko
Nite
03:23
Writer: Nathalie Vairac / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
02
Tourbillon
Ablaye Cissoko
Nite
04:52
Writer: Nathalie Vairac / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
03
Une perle
Ablaye Cissoko
Nite
03:29
Writer: Nathalie Vairac / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
04
L'Éphémère
Ablaye Cissoko
Nite
03:29
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko - Nathalie Vairac / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
05
Banko
Ablaye Cissoko
Nite
04:35
Writer: Nathalie Vairac / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
06
Fanson
Ablaye Cissoko
Nite
03:03
Writer: Nathalie Vairac / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
07
Lô
Ablaye Cissoko
Nite
02:32
Writer: Nathalie Vairac / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
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Kora and Ko, Cyrille Brotto
06-05-2022
Instant
01
Troisième Z
Ablaye Cissoko
Instant
03:58
Writer: Kimitang Cissoko / Composers: Cyrille Brotto
02
N'na
Ablaye Cissoko
Instant
03:51
Composers: Kimitang Cissoko
03
Miliamba
Ablaye Cissoko
Instant
05:37
Writer: Kimitang Cissoko / Composers: Kimitang Cissoko
04
Signola
Ablaye Cissoko
Instant
03:53
Writer: Kimitang Cissoko / Composers: Cyrille Brotto
05
Rencontre
Ablaye Cissoko
Instant
03:30
Composers: Cyrille Brotto
06
Deme Deme
Ablaye Cissoko
Instant
03:32
Writer: Kimitang Cissoko / Composers: Cyrille Brotto - Kimitang Cissoko
07
Instant
Ablaye Cissoko
Instant
03:42
Composers: Cyrille Brotto
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Constantinople, Kora and Ko
25-01-2019
Traversées
01
Traversées
Constantinople
Traversées
04:12
Composers: Tabassian Kiya - Cissoko Ablaye
02
Denkilo
Constantinople
Traversées
05:23
Writer: Cissoko Ablaye / Composers: Cissoko Ablaye
03
Rêveries
Constantinople
Traversées
05:52
Composers: Tabassian Kiya
04
Maryama
Constantinople
Traversées
04:06
Writer: Cissoko Ablaye / Composers: Tabassian Kiya - Cissoko Ablaye
05
Départs
Constantinople
Traversées
07:02
Writer: Cissoko Ablaye - Amir Khosrow / Composers: Tabassian Kiya
06
Kailen
Constantinople
Traversées
04:41
Writer: Cissoko Ablaye / Composers: Tabassian Kiya - Cissoko Ablaye
07
Recercada Quinta
Constantinople
Traversées
03:38
Composers: Diego Ortiz
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Les Forces en Présence, Kora and Ko
22-09-2017
Au loin
01
Sur le pont Faidherbe
Simon Goubert
Au loin
07:16
Composers: Simon Goubert
02
Au loin
Simon Goubert
Au loin
08:56
Composers: Sophia Domancich
03
Le vieux sage
Simon Goubert
Au loin
03:50
Composers: Ablaye Cissoko - Sophia Domancich
04
Là
Simon Goubert
Au loin
02:44
Composers: Simon Goubert
05
De Dakar à Saint-Louis
Simon Goubert
Au loin
08:12
Composers: Simon Goubert
06
Dérivante
Simon Goubert
Au loin
08:53
Composers: Simon Goubert
07
Saint Awawa
Simon Goubert
Au loin
09:29
Composers: Jean-Philippe Viret
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Ma Case
13-11-2015
Jardins migrateurs
01
A l'écoute du moro
Constantinople
Jardins migrateurs
06:09
Writer: Traditionnel / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko - Kiya Tabassian
02
Soutouro
Constantinople
Jardins migrateurs
06:40
Writer: Cissoko Ablaye / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko - Patrick Faubert
03
Poisson au fond de l'ocean
Constantinople
Jardins migrateurs
05:04
Composers: Ablaye Cissoko - Kiya Tabassian
04
Ahouye Vahshi
Constantinople
Jardins migrateurs
04:32
Writer: Traditionnel / Composers: Kiya Tabassian
05
Lountang
Constantinople
Jardins migrateurs
07:01
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
06
Le pas de l'eau (Cheshmeh)
Constantinople
Jardins migrateurs
05:36
Writer: Rouhana Charbel / Composers: Kiya Tabassian
07
Fleuve (Fleuve Saint Louis)
Constantinople
Jardins migrateurs
04:59
Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
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Kora and Ko
13-10-2014
Djaliya
01
Souma Manone
Ablaye Cissoko
Djaliya
04:35
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
02
N'a Banco
Ablaye Cissoko
Djaliya
04:50
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
03
Politiki
Ablaye Cissoko
Djaliya
04:29
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
04
Nté Dionola
Ablaye Cissoko
Djaliya
03:15
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko / Composers: Volker Goetze
05
Signare
Ablaye Cissoko
Djaliya
03:55
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
06
Gal bi
Ablaye Cissoko
Djaliya
04:14
Composers: Ablaye Cissoko - Volker Goetze
07
Djaliya
Ablaye Cissoko
Djaliya
03:40
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
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Kora and Ko
11-11-2013
Mes racines
01
Champion
Ablaye Cissoko
Mes racines
04:35
Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
02
Kano mbifé
Ablaye Cissoko
Mes racines
03:01
Writer: Kimintang Mahamadou Cissoko / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
03
Nanfoulé
Ablaye Cissoko
Mes racines
05:15
Composers: Traditional
04
Kano
Ablaye Cissoko
Mes racines
04:40
Writer: Kimintang Mahamadou Cissoko / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko - Patrick Faubert
05
Xarite
Ablaye Cissoko
Mes racines
04:36
Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
06
Gnon dema
Ablaye Cissoko
Mes racines
03:32
Writer: Kimintang Mahamadou Cissoko / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
07
Baye
Ablaye Cissoko
Mes racines
04:57
Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
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08-05-2012
Amanké Dionti
01
Kana Maloundi
Ablaye Cissoko
Amanké Dionti
06:12
02
Amanké Dionti
Ablaye Cissoko
Amanké Dionti
06:31
03
Togna
Ablaye Cissoko
Amanké Dionti
07:01
04
Silo
Ablaye Cissoko
Amanké Dionti
06:20
05
Fleuve
Ablaye Cissoko
Amanké Dionti
04:10
06
Haïti
Ablaye Cissoko
Amanké Dionti
07:01
07
Miliamba
Ablaye Cissoko
Amanké Dionti
04:58
Kora and Ko
01-01-2010
Saint Louis
01
BouEl
Ablaye Cissoko
Saint Louis
05:18
Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
02
Téranga
Ablaye Cissoko
Saint Louis
03:59
Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
03
Signare
Ablaye Cissoko
Saint Louis
04:23
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
04
Lio
Ablaye Cissoko
Saint Louis
04:17
Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
05
Ninki
Ablaye Cissoko
Saint Louis
04:28
Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
06
Walo
Ablaye Cissoko
Saint Louis
03:57
Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
07
N'Na
Ablaye Cissoko
Saint Louis
05:38
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko - Patrick Faubert
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08-10-2008
Sira
01
Sira
Ablaye Cissoko
Sira
07:39
02
Domain Domain
Ablaye Cissoko
Sira
03:22
03
Lountang
Ablaye Cissoko
Sira
05:56
04
Gorgorlou
Ablaye Cissoko
Sira
04:40
05
Faro
Ablaye Cissoko
Sira
06:02
06
Badingwoo
Ablaye Cissoko
Sira
07:01
07
Bouba
Ablaye Cissoko
Sira
05:12
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Agence Ramdam
02-12-2005
Le griot rouge
01
Bamba
Cissoko
Le griot rouge
04:36
Writer: Traditionnel / Composers: Traditionnel
02
Talibé
Cissoko
Le griot rouge
04:41
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko - Patrick Faubert
03
Le griot rouge, pt. 1
Cissoko
Le griot rouge
02:34
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko - Patrick Faubert
04
Diabâ
Cissoko
Le griot rouge
05:50
Composers: Ablaye Cissoko - Patrick Faubert
05
Dandan
Cissoko
Le griot rouge
04:32
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko - Patrick Faubert
06
Soutouro
Cissoko
Le griot rouge
03:38
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko - Patrick Faubert
07
Le griot rouge, pt. 2
Cissoko
Le griot rouge
03:06
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko - Patrick Faubert
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Agence Ramdam
05-12-2003
Diam (La paix)
01
Bara (Le travail)
Ablaye Cissoko
Diam (La paix)
04:17
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko / Composers: Traditionel
02
Appel à la prière à St Louis
Ablaye Cissoko
Diam (La paix)
01:03
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko / Composers: Traditionnel
03
Kimintang
Ablaye Cissoko
Diam (La paix)
07:33
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
04
Rose
Ablaye Cissoko
Diam (La paix)
05:42
Composers: Ablaye Cissoko - Patrick Faubert
05
Douna (Le monde)
Ablaye Cissoko
Diam (La paix)
06:57
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko - Patrick Faubert
06
Ba (Océan)
Ablaye Cissoko
Diam (La paix)
05:26
Composers: Ablaye Cissoko - Patrick Faubert
07
Miro (La pensée)
Ablaye Cissoko
Diam (La paix)
05:43
Composers: Ablaye Cissoko - Patrick Faubert
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EPs
Kora and Ko
05-09-2014
Popenguine
01
Evolution
Ablaye Cissoko
Popenguine
02:25
Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
02
Douna
Ablaye Cissoko
Popenguine
05:51
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko - Patrick Faubert
03
Interlude
Ablaye Cissoko
Popenguine
02:59
Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
04
Sound Design
Ablaye Cissoko
Popenguine
03:17
Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
05
Popenguine
Ablaye Cissoko
Popenguine
02:34
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
06
Ludoludo
Ablaye Cissoko
Popenguine
03:08
Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
Kora and Ko
07-10-2013
Kano mbifé II
01
Kano mbifé, pt. 2
Ablaye Cissoko
Kano mbifé II
03:01
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko - Nafissatou Dia / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko - Aly Mbaye
02
Niani
Ablaye Cissoko
Kano mbifé II
03:55
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
03
Keurgui
Ablaye Cissoko
Kano mbifé II
03:01
Writer: Coura Sarr / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko
04
Salwato
Ablaye Cissoko
Kano mbifé II
03:58
Writer: Ablaye Cissoko / Composers: Ablaye Cissoko