Nicole Mitchell and Ballaké Sissoko "Bamako*Chicago Sound System"

Name: Nicole Mitchell and Ballaké Sissoko "Bamako*Chicago Sound System"
Start: 2027-02-13T20:00:00+01:00
End: 2027-02-13T23:00:00+01:00
Location: Kölner Philharmonie

Sat, 13 Feb 2027 · 20:00

Kölner Philharmonie, Cologne, Germany

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Nicole Mitchell and Ballaké Sissoko "Bamako*Chicago Sound System" — Kölner Philharmonie, Cologne

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Concert featuring artists Nicole Mitchell and Ballaké Sissoko at Kölner Philharmonie.

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About: Nicole Mitchell

Nicole Mitchell is an American flutist and composer rooted in avant-garde jazz and creative improvised music. She is a former president of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) and leads her own ensemble, Black Earth Ensemble. Her work often weaves together African-American musical traditions with experimental and interdisciplinary approaches.

About: Ballaké Sissoko

A griot by birth and a restless collaborator by nature, Sissoko has spent decades pushing the kora into new sonic territory - from intimate duo recordings with cellist Vincent Ségal to a celebrated four-way project with Ségal, saxophonist Émile Parisien and accordionist Vincent Peirani.

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Appearances with Vincent Ségal (Songkick, all-time)

What's new

2025-07
The quartet of Sissoko, Vincent Ségal, Émile Parisien and Vincent Peirani released 'Sou Kora' on No Format, a follow-up to their 2023 album 'Les Égarés'.
2025-02
Sissoko released 'Our Calling', a duo album with British singer-songwriter Piers Faccini, on the Nø Førmat! label.
2024-05
Sissoko and South African guitarist Derek Gripper released their self-titled duo album on Matsuli Music, recorded in just three hours at Platoon Studios in London.

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Tracks

New Ancient Strings1999 duo album with Toumani Diabaté; launched Sissoko's international career

Chamber Music2009 album with cellist Vincent Ségal; critically acclaimed cross-genre collaboration

Djourou2021 album featuring Salif Keita, Camille, Oxmo Puccino and others; praised for musical diversity

Les Égarés2023 quartet album with Ségal, Parisien and Peirani; won Victoire du Jazz

Sou Kora2025 follow-up quartet album with Ségal, Parisien and Peirani on No Format

About the venue: Kölner Philharmonie

The Kölner Philharmonie is one of Germany's premier concert halls, opened in 1986 beneath the Ludwig Museum on the banks of the Rhine. Its distinctive vineyard-style auditorium seats around 2,000 and is celebrated for its outstanding acoustics. The hall hosts the Gürzenich Orchestra, WDR Symphony Orchestra, and a wide range of international classical, jazz, and world-music performances.

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