Bridging Bamako Berlin
Kamale N'goni meets synthesizer, balafon meets trombone. In "Bridging Bamako Berlin" traditional sounds from Mali mix with electronic sounds from Berlin.
At the suggestion of Malian singer and multi-instrumentalist Lassine Koné, traditional West African instruments such as Kamale N'goni, Bolon and Balafon meet clarinet, trombone, drums and double bass. In interaction with the electronic music of the Berlin based sound artist AMET, fascinating new soundscapes are evolving. In direct musical dialogue and impressive improvisations, the musicians in "Bridging Bamako Berlin" seek a new musical language beyond classical categories and narratives.
Against all odds
from Marc Sinan
Lassine Koné is the embodiment of avant-garde. When I first met Lassine in the summer of 2018, at the estate of dancer Kettly Noel, who created her own Garden of Eden in Bamako, I encountered a rock of a man, with waist-length, jet-black dreadlocks. Kettly and Lassine are carved from the same wood, or rather, carved from the same stone. They are one with their art.