In the land of the palaver tree, all is matter of dialogue. The Kora Jazz is the proof of that : meeting between jazzmen and old wise men, between tradition and improvisation. And mostly dialogue between the kora and the piano, two instruments so close – both rhythmic and solist – but separated by an ocean. Two cousins that were separated too early, each on a continent : the Kora in the streets of West Africa, the piano in the dark clubs of Western cities. Today, they meet again and have many things to tell us…
In the land of the palaver tree, all is matter of dialogue. The Kora Jazz is the proof of that : meeting between jazzmen and old wise men, between tradition and improvisation. And mostly dialogue between the kora and the piano, two instruments so close – both rhythmic and solist – but separated by an ocean. Two cousins that were separated too early, each on a continent : the Kora in the streets of West Africa, the piano in the dark clubs of Western cities. Today, they meet again and have many things to tell us…