Tag: Nø Førmat!
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More stunning musicianship from Mali’s Ballaké Sissoko – Nø Førmat! share new video from ‘Djourou’ album – with Segal and Messina helping to pay tribute to composer, Hector Berlioz
Enlighten yourselves and listen to another track from the Djourou album by Malian kora player Ballaké Sissoko – here on Jeu Sur La Symphonie Fantastique, Ballaké is joined by cellist and collaborator Segal, with clarinettist Messina, for a re-working of the Berlioz piece of the same name. Suggested by the Berlioz Festival to mark the…
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Ballaké Sissoko & Sona Jobarteh release ‘Djourou’ – the Malian kora master teams up with one of the leading players from The Gambia – the title track from his new album, out April on Nø Førmat!
Malian kora player Ballaké Sissoko releases the title track of his forthcoming 11th album today – Djourou is due for rescheduled release on April 9, via Parisian label Nø Førmat! – home to Oumou Sangaré, Blick Bassy, Mélissa Laveaux. Title track Djourou – available now as a single release – sees Sissoko duet with leading female kora…
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Virtuoso pianist Koki Nakano releases glorious second album, ‘Pre-Choreographed’ – it adds to impressive catalogue of Nø Førmat! label
The new album from Koki Nakano is a beautiful production – Pre-Choreographed is out today and is the second release from the Japanese neoclassical pianist – issued through his label home Nø Førmat! (also a stable to Oumou Sangaré and Mélissa Laveaux). Album track Bloomer features Japanese choreographer Mariko Kakizaki and was shot on location…
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Lucas Santtana’s latest album is modern Tropicalia discussing struggles of Brazil and whole world
Brazilian musician and singer Lucas Santtana added his seventh album to his catalogue this week with O céu é velho há muito tempo via Nø Førmat!. It’s a haunting and dreamy listen and has the politics of his homeland and the anxiety of global issues influencing his creative process. “We’re living in a time in which everybody is talking…