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SUMMARY:Bao Sissoko & Afrogrooves Kora and percussion from Senegal
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DESCRIPTION:Bao Sissoko\nBorn into a family of Senegalese griots\, Bao Siss
	oko is renowned for his\nvirtuoso playing of the kora and the calabash. He
	 stands out as a gifted soloist\nwith a keen sense of groove\, as well as 
	a composer. He has performed with\nrenowned artists such as Baaba Maal and
	 has expanded his repertoire since\nsettling in Belgium\, collaborating wi
	th artists including Malick Pathe Sow\, Zap\nMama\, Vaya Con Dios and Damo
	n Albarn. Bao has performed at prestigious venues\nand festivals around th
	e world\, including Roskilde\, the Forde Festival\, the\nFrankfurt Philhar
	monie\, Bozar\, Sauti Za Busari in Zanzibar and the Rainforest\nFestival i
	n Borneo. He is a member of the group Tamala (“Travellers”)\, a\nBelgian-S
	enegalese quartet that explores the infinite possibilities of the\nencount
	er between tradition and innovation\, and between the instruments and\nmus
	ical worlds of its musicians. Tamala won the ‘Best World Album’ awards at 
	the\nKlara Awards and the ‘Octaves de la musique’ for their debut album in
	 2017\, as\nwell as the ‘Best Album’ award at the 2025 Belgian Worldwide M
	usic Awards for\ntheir third album\, Diboli. Bao is also a member of the A
	uster Loo collective and\ntakes part in numerous musical projects in Belgi
	um and abroad. Ibou Ndongue\nHe was born in the ghetto of Dakar called Med
	ina which is full of life and\nartists. There he got influenced by his fri
	ends that were playing Djembé\, giving\nhim a lot of energy and enthusiasm
	 for music. Ibou entered “Centre Culturelle\nBlaise Senghor” and subscribe
	d to be part of the Ballet as to perform with the\ncompany. Later he also 
	took part in another group called Asico and several\nRaggae bands as percu
	ssionist. Since his arrival in Amsterdam he starting\nsharing his quality 
	with others\, giving workshops and playing on Jams\, Festivals\nand Gather
	ings all over the Netherlands and Belgium. Bao Sissoko\, Kora\, Calabash\n
	Ibou Ndongue\, Percussion\n\n\nREVIEWS\n\nThere are no reviews yet.\n\nOnl
	y logged in customers who have purchased this product may leave a review.
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/bao-sissoko-and-afrogrooves-kora-and-pe
	rcussion-from-senegal
GEO:52.354291;4.8540331
LOCATION:Teatro Munganga - Schinkelhavenstraat 27 HS\, 1075 VP Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:amsterdam-zuid,festivals,music,schinkelbuurt
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Bao Sissoko<br> Born into a family of Senegale
	se griots, Bao Sissoko is renowned for his virtuoso playing of the kora an
	d the calabash. He stands out as a gifted soloist with a keen sense of gro
	ove, as well as a composer. He has performed with renowned artists such as
	 Baaba Maal and has expanded his repertoire since settling in Belgium, col
	laborating with artists including Malick Pathe Sow, Zap Mama, Vaya Con Dio
	s and Damon Albarn. Bao has performed at prestigious venues and festivals 
	around the world, including Roskilde, the Forde Festival, the Frankfurt Ph
	ilharmonie, Bozar, Sauti Za Busari in Zanzibar and the Rainforest Festival
	 in Borneo. He is a member of the group Tamala (“Travellers”), a Belgian-S
	enegalese quartet that explores the infinite possibilities of the encounte
	r between tradition and innovation, and between the instruments and musica
	l worlds of its musicians. Tamala won the ‘Best World Album’ awards at the
	 Klara Awards and the ‘Octaves de la musique’ for their debut album in 201
	7, as well as the ‘Best Album’ award at the 2025 Belgian Worldwide Music A
	wards for their third album, Diboli. Bao is also a member of the Auster Lo
	o collective and takes part in numerous musical projects in Belgium and ab
	road. Ibou Ndongue<br> He was born in the ghetto of Dakar called Medina wh
	ich is full of life and artists. There he got influenced by his friends th
	at were playing Djembé, giving him a lot of energy and enthusiasm for musi
	c. Ibou entered “Centre Culturelle Blaise Senghor” and subscribed to be pa
	rt of the Ballet as to perform with the company. Later he also took part i
	n another group called Asico and several Raggae bands as percussionist. Si
	nce his arrival in Amsterdam he starting sharing his quality with others, 
	giving workshops and playing on Jams, Festivals and Gatherings all over th
	e Netherlands and Belgium. Bao Sissoko, Kora, Calabash<br> Ibou Ndongue, P
	ercussion   <h2> Reviews </h2> <p>There are no reviews yet.</p>  <p>Only l
	ogged in customers who have purchased this product may leave a review.</p>
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