He took west Africa’s Mande music to a new level of global recognition, often collaborating with artists who made music in very different styles.
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The extraordinary documentary Ballaké Sissoko: Kora Tales takes a journey from Mali to The Gambia.
His single Yeke Yeke was the first African song to pass a million in sales, but it’s meaning was best understood in Guinea, home of the griot and kora star.
