Ba Cissoko

Ba Cissoko is a Guinean world music band, featuring five members, two of which are playing the traditional Kora harp. The other two band members play percussions and bass, respectively. The sound of the band has been described as "West Africa meets Jimi Hendrix".
Members
The band is named after the lead singer and electronical Kora player, Ba Cissoko, the nephew of the kora maestro M'Bady Kouyaté. Band members include Sekou Kouyaté also on kora, bass player Kourou Kouyaté, both Ba Cissoko's younger cousins.

Ba Cissoko: Lead vocal, Kora, tamani


Sekou Kouyaté: Kora (acoustical and electrical), vocal


Kourou Kouyaté: Bass, bolon, vocal


Ibrahima Bah "Kounkouré": Calebasse, djembé, crin, congas


Alhassane Camara: percussions

History
Ba Cissoko was created in 1999 with just three members. The last member is featured on the recent album release from 2009 called...