Yacouba Sissoko & Siya

An evening of live music at LunÀtico, a Brooklyn bar and music venue, presented in two sets. It features Yacouba Sissoko, a kora master from Mali widely regarded as one of the premier exponents of Mali music in the world, with his band SIYA. The group plays traditional African songs alongside influences from jazz, Latin and R&B, with Sissoko on kora and vocals joined by Mamoudou Konaté on talking drum, Moussa Manfa Diabate on n'goni, Kayode Kuti on bass and Alex Saho on drums. Sissoko has toured with artists such as Regina Carter, Baaba Maal and Roberto Fonseca, and recorded with Lauryn Hill, Harry Belafonte, Paul Simon and Ami Koita.