Ba Cissoko
Seno
"Guinea's most renowned kora player has made his name by innovation, twinning his own acoustic instrument with an electrified version played by his cousin. This third album takes a step back towards tradition, however. There are still bursts of sonic wizardry - wah wah kora, growling fuzz guitar - but the spirit of change is as much in the use of Latin, funk and reggae flavours. If, after the dazzle of his previous album, Electric Griot Land, there's a sense of anti-climax, the results still roll along sweetly enough, whether the family based quartet is taking things fast and furious, on "Bambo", or stately, on "Gambia". "