ENGLISH VERSION Native of a family of griots known in Dakar, native to Casamance, Chérif Nana Cissokho learned music by himself and inherited the talent of his father Soundioulou Cissokho, one of the most known masters of Kora. The musicians, so-called "griots" perpetuate oral tradition and history of a family, a village, a clan through their songs and poems. Since ten years old, Nana has been dedicating himself entirely to his passion for music and singing. He plays in Dakar notably with his brothers. Young adult, he follows his way with music and performs in different cities of the Senegal. He notably plays with the group Alalaké. In 1994, pointed out for his talents of musician, Nana comes in Europe performs a tour with the Dougoufana Band. Domiciled in Switzerland since 1998, he produces his first cd "Baralalou". Since 1998, Nana has been playing with various Africain groups (Safara, SafSap, Baye Magatte and Keur Sénégal). In 2006, he with his friend Po, produced the cd "Doxandem" in Dakar. Since 2006, Nana plays with the group Taffetas, They produced cd together "Cameleon". In 2009 Nana created the Group : Nana'n'kho. The New musical training that he introduces, is first of all a musical adventure, fruit of a cosmopolitan distribution between collusive musicians.
The experts of kora will be unanimous to say that it is difficult to go out of tradition mandingue with this instrument so much it is attached there. feature and huge originality of the group girl not kho is not to limit itself to this musical type, which is moreover part also of its directory, but to scoop out from the huge diversity of music types of Western Africa and besides.
This kora, building around which turns all group, is going to scoop out from African portuguaise music and its nagging melodies, the salsa and its endiablés rhythms, the mbalax, extremely energetic and rhythmic music, and will put a reggae at wanted instant to transport his listeners throughout trip.
Passer-by of a musical style in other one, Girl, auteur-compositeur-interprète, makes run the fingers on the 21 ropes of her kora and produces a sound that o. Exploring different music styles, playing with bands featuring various artists, Nana, author-compositor-performer, plays on his kora's 21 ropes and sounds like the cricket.
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