Thursday 1 July 2010
AKA MOON + BABA SISSOKO & BLACK MACHINE
Fabrizio Cassol alto saxophone, Michel Hatzigeorgiou bass, Stéphane Galland drums, Baba Sissoko tama/ngoni/soku/vocals,
Black Machine: Djime Sissoko tama/ngoni/kalebas/vocals, Makan Cissoko tama/vocals, Diatourou Sissoko tama/kalebas/vocals
‘With complex, layered music that has a direct, hypnotising impact, Aka Moon has acquired cult status from Africa to India’, says authoritative Belgian daily De Standaard. The Belgian jazz funk trio Aka Moon investigates rhythms from all over the world, collaborating with famous percussionists such as Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman (India), Doudou N’Diaye Rose (Senegal) and, currently, Baba Sissoko. This Malian singer and multi-instrumentalist brings along three members of his ensemble Black Machine.