Cissoko, Ba / Electric Griot Land
Album: Electric Griot Land   Collection:World
Artist:Cissoko, Ba   Added:Feb 2008
Label:Totolo  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2008-04-27 Pull Date: 2008-06-29 Charts: Reggae/World
Week Ending: Jun 29 Jun 15 Jun 8 May 25 May 18 May 11 May 4
Airplays: 1 1 1 1 2 2 2

Recent Airplay
1. Jun 27, 2008: The Rent Party
Silani
4. May 20, 2008: At the Cafe Bohemian
Griot Ba
2. Jun 10, 2008: At the Cafe Bohemian
Tjedo
5. May 14, 2008: nag champa orangeasm
Griot Ba
3. Jun 03, 2008: Sub for Cafe Bohemian!
Griot Ba
6. May 13, 2008: At the Cafe Bohemian
Africa

Album Review
Decca
Reviewed 2008-04-19
Cissoko is a Guinean singer/kora player backed by some cousins (equally talented) on percussion, balafon, bass, guitars, programming. Plus some sterling non-family guest stars. Wonderful music. Every track is worth at least one star. A fabulous blend of the Griot tradition and modern musical influences with lots of unexpected twists.

1. Bright & fast kora. Delicious! A fast wiggle w/cool vocals.
2. Upbeat Afro rock w/English hip hop. Very cool.
3. Starts w/rain, sweet, relaxed, warm.
4. Upbeat kora, perc, vocals. Fast, w/great layers of strings.
5. Bouncy mid/upbeat ode to African leaders. Great vocals/chorus.
6. Upbeat w/male & fem vocals & electric dance jam.
7. Midtempo bounce with a warm, sway & cool programming break.
8. Short (1:32) music-box-like kora w/conversation & kids. In French.
9. Begins w/conversation then mid/upbeat bounce w/cool vocals.
10. Delicious female harmonies, male vox, upbeat & way catchy.
11. Relaxed mid/upbeat w/some great strings/perc/life sounds.
12. Crickets into a mostly midtempo ode to his Grandmother.
13. Relaxed kora & vocals. Kinda spacey & haunting.


Track Listing
1. Griot Ba   8. Interlude
2. Silani   9. On Veut Se Marier
3. Allah Lake   10. Tjedo
4. La Reve De L'oiseau   11. King Kora
5. Africa   12. Ma Grand-Mere
6. Women   13. Sora
7. Adduna   .