Singer and kora player Jali Fily Cissokho comes from a long line of West African Mandinka griots – Seckou Keita is a nephew – and has lived in the UK since the noughties.
Kunung Tilo is his sixth release, and one that sees him take a break from his larger, more contemporary Coute Diomboulo group to create a striking solo set.
The focus is upon Fily Cissokho’s voice and kora. Its 11 often extended pieces are mellifluous in the extreme, opening with the title-track, a flourish of notes scattering like blossom from the start of the song through to its conclusion.
‘Homage’ was written for the late kora maestro Toumani Diabaté, a tribute played out through the harmony of strings and voice, with…

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