Mountaga Sissoko is a malian musician born in Bamako in 1966. He his the son of Bazoumana Sissoko, a famous malian n’goni player( traditional griot string instrument). Mountaga is a master talking drum and n’goni player and is also an incredible instruments hand-crafter. Since october 2010 Mountaga teaches talking drum and n’goni at the Kirina Music school.
How we met:
Mark met Mountaga during his visit at the Kirina music school in September 2011. After earing him playing different instruments, we decided to record him on United in order to add this subtle malian feel to the track.
Playing For Change Announces WE ARE ONE Benefit Concert
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Los Angeles, CA, August 22, 2017 — Playing For Change, the multimedia company responsible for the popular ‘Songs Around The World’ video series, has announced it will host WE ARE ONE, a concert benefitting the Playing For Change Foundation and celebrating 10 years of positive change through music. Official partners for the event include Los Angeles’ premier […]
PLAYING FOR CHANGE DAY IS A GLOBAL MUSIC EVENT DEDICATED TO BRINGING CHANGE TO THE WORLD THROUGH THE POWER OF MUSIC. EVERY YEAR, THOUSANDS OF MUSICIANS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD COME TOGETHER AS ONE TO SPREAD PEACE THROUGH MUSIC. OVER THE LAST 7 YEARS, THOUSANDS OF MUSICIANS AND MUSIC LOVERS HAVE JOINED THE EFFORT, CHANGING THE WORLD ONE […]
