23Arts LIVE book - Flipbook - Page 10
Kabilla (Community)
Kora player Yacouba
Sissoko joins pianist Christ
Pattishall and percussionist
Savanna Harris in an
exploration of the relationship
between folk music traditions
on the African and North
American continents. In
Kabilla (‘Community’ in
Bambara, Yacouba’s first
language), the trio will focus
on the textural, rhythmic and
harmonic connections between the two practices,
incorporating computer production elements with
traditional West African kora to create a hybrid
sound that spans millennia of musical development.