Ballaké Sissoko, Kora Tales (2023)

Ballaké Sissoko, Kora Tales

2023

Documentary Music

Synopsis

The story of the kora, one of Africa's most iconic and virtuosic instruments, is told here on film. Ballaké Sissoko, the award-winning musician from Mali, takes us on a unique journey in search of the origins and development of the 21-string harp, through legend, history, tradition, and innovation.

Credits

Director

Laurent Benhamou

Lucy Duràn

Cast

Ballaké Sissoko as Self

Oxmo Puccino as Narrator

Crew

Laurent Benhamou (Director of Photography)

Rémi Crépeau (Editor)

Marcelo Bueno (Executive Producer)

Corinne Serres (Producer)