The Silimbo Passage

Issu de la caste des nobles Keïta (de par son père), mais aussi des djélis (griots) Cissokho (de par sa mère), l’auteur-compositeur, percussionniste (djembé, tama (talking drum), sahourouba), chanteur et virtuose de la kora, Seckou Keïta est né le 14 février 1978 à Ziguinchor, en Casamance (Sénégal). Il a développé de nombreux projets musicaux à travers le monde, diffusant de l’afro-fusion aux parfums mandingues : afro-pop, afro-jazz, afro-blues…

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Hihat, Drum (Seourouba (sahourouba)) – Seckou Keïta (tracks: 1)

Kora – Seckou Keïta (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 10)

Kora (Double Neck Kora) – Seckou Keïta (tracks: 4)

Djembé – Seckou Keïta (tracks: 6, 8)

Tama (Talking Drum) – Seckou Keïta (tracks: 9)

Arranged By – Samy Bishai (tracks: 9)

Backing Vocals – Binta Suso (tracks: 1 to 3, 6), Davide Mantovani (tracks: 2, 5, 6), Samy Bishai (tracks: 2), Seckou Keïta (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6)

Cajón – Surahata Susso (tracks: 1, 2 )

Calabash – Surahata Susso (tracks: 3 to 6)

Congas – Surahata Susso (tracks: 2, 6, 8 )

Cymbal, Hihat – Surahata Susso (tracks: 2 to 6)

Double Bass – Davide Mantovani (tracks: 2 to 4, 5, 9 )

Electric Bass – Davide Mantovani (tracks: 1, 6, 8)

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