Ablaye Cissoko Volker Goetze USA Tour 2009 PART 1

[vgoetze]

plesase visi and support Tostan [dot] org

[MFRedeemerp2]

my favorite record of griot music (ablaye is better than toumani!)

you're such a fabulous trumpet player and musician

hope you play in boston!

[vgoetze]

Toumani Diabate is one of the greats! He started many cross-over projects and was the first kora player who introduced rock and pop elements into traditional Mande Music. There is no better just different.

Ablaye just happens to sing as well and grow up next to the biggest Jazz Festival West Africas. He developed richer harmonies and progressions, but at the same time hold up the tradition by rearranging them. As did Toumani.

Currently we are preparing our next trio record. Huge Surprise!

[anonymousrelease]

yes!

[DocGeorge4U]

I happened to hear you guys on Echoes the other night- it was amazing music- I had to track you down- when are you playing in NYC again?

[vgoetze]

You just missed us at the Jazz Galley in March. We are preparing our next record. It will be a huge surprise!

[vgoetze]

Dear Jakuta,

thank you very much for your comment. Honestly it touches us just as much everytime.

[Jakuta11]

The discovery of this album and the union of these two artist has truly been a moving and pivotal experience for me musically. Such longing and sadness in the music, yet so much hope. I've not had music touch me so deeply since the album "A Meeting by the River" by VM Bhatt and Ry Cooder. Please come to Ohio!

[malinke]

wow you are amazing =)

God bless you

[vgoetze]

Merci! Same to you! Thanks

[MFRedeemerp2]

Fantastic!!

[SahelScent]

your music is so beautiful!

[vgoetze]

Merci beaucoup!

In the begining it is actually my Jazz Orchestra here in New York featuring Lenny Pickett.

Come to our New York premier this Monday October 26th at the Drom in the east village (7:30 PM)

Avenue A - between 5th and 6th Street