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Yoga & kora / Teija & Cheick

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To recover from the festival week we will visit the yoga school Kehräämö. There, Teija Enoranta (Shabad Deep Kaur), an experienced teacher of kundalini and integral yoga, instructs a flowing, gentle and renewing yoga session to music, accompanied by Senegalese Cheick Cissokho with kora. The class ends with deep relaxation to the sounds of the kora and the gong.

Yoga mats and accessories are available at Kehräämö. Reserve your spot in the yoga & kora class here – the fee (10 eur) will be paid in cash.

Kora is a West African string instrument, and Cheick Cissokho comes from a family of musicians that has passed on songs, stories and the art of playing the kora from generation to generation for hundreds of years already. During Fest Afrika Cheick also teaches a kora playing workshop. Check the prices, instructions for signing up and other workshops on the workshop page!

Kora playing workshop / Cheick

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Kora is a West African string instrument, sometimes also described as a harp-lute, which comes from the region that is nowadays The Gambia and Southern Senegal.  The beautiful-sounding instrument, usually with 21 strings, is one of the traditional instruments used by the jeli (or griots) of the Mandinka people. The jeli are singers, storytellers and keepers of history.

During this 2-day course, you will learn the basics of kora playing and get to know the fascinating musical traditions of the Mandinka people. No previous experience is needed and the teacher brings instruments for the participants to use during the course. If you happen to have a kora of your own, it is possible to get a discount to the course price (contact elina (at) festafrika.net before signing up for the course). Please sign up well in advance, so that we can get enough instruments for all participants!

Check the prices, instructions for signing up and other workshops on the workshop page!

The teacher for the kora playing course is Cheick Cissokho from Senegal, whose family has passed on songs, stories and the art of playing the kora from generation to generation for hundreds of years already. Born to a family of musicians, Cheick started playing the kora as a child, with his father Solo Cissokho and his grandfather Diali Kemo Cissokho as his teachers. He has performed with many West African artists, such as Solo Cissokho, Maher & Sousou Cissokho, Mamadi Keita and Seckou Keita. Cheick has been living in Finland since 2013 and plays here e.g. in the band Sila Fato. He has also played as a guest artist with ES-OW and the Ridial Band and on the Koralleja album by Aino Kurki.

Kora

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Kora is a West African string instrument, sometimes also described as a harp-lute, that comes from the region that is nowadays The Gambia and Southern Senegal.  The beautiful-sounding instrument, usually with 21 strings is one of the traditional instruments used by the jeli or griot of the Mandinka people. The jeli are singers, storytellers and keepers of history.

This 2-day course gives you an introduction to playing the kora. At the same time, you will get to know something about the fascinating musical traditions of the Mandinka. The teacher is Check Cissokho from Senegal, whose family has passed on songs, stories and the art of playing the kora from generation to generation for hundreds of years. No previous experience is needed and Cheick brings instruments for the participants to use.

If you happen to have a kora of your own, please contact us (elina@festafrika.net) in advance, so you can get a discount of the course price and Cheick will give you instructions for tuning your instrument.

Tunnelmia viime kerralta 🙂

由 Cheick Cissokho 发布于 2016年11月8日

Check the prices, instructions for signing up and other workshops on the workshop page!

Afro Kantele Night @ Telakka

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Schedule

 

21:00 Malang Cissokho

22:30 Afrotysonia

DJ’s

Tickets: 10€ from the door

 

Wednesday is Afro Kantele Night! The concert presents West African kora and Finnish kantele and explores their similarities in sound and style.

The opening act Malang Cissokho plays Western African kora and guitar and sings Mandinka peoples traditional songs and his own compositions. He has been living in Finland for a long time and is a member of griot family from Casamance, Senegal. Malang’s father is a well-known kora player. Malang himself started to play first guitar and modern music, before starting to play kora. Nowadays he’s a master in playing the instrument. While living in Senegal, Malang played with the world famous Youssou N’Dour and in Finland he has become famous for playing with Piirpauke, Cool Sheiks, Riddim Raiders and J. Karjalainen.

FB: https://www.facebook.com/cissokhomalang/

Bandcamp: http://malang.bandcamp.com/

 

 

The second band of the night, Afrotysonia is an afro-jazz trio based in Helsinki, Finland. It’s music is strongly influenced by the West African kora and popular music, but in the groovy mix you can also hear Nordic folk music, jazz and Caribbean rhythms. Their debut album “Dance on the Roof” was published in March 2017.

FB: https://www.facebook.com/afrotysonia/

Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/afrotysonia