Ballaké Sissoko
Malian kora player, born 1968.
In 1981, he joined Ensemble Instrumental National Du Mali; he left to take up a solo career in 1988.
Son of Djeli Mady Sissoko.
Mar 25, 2025
Sissoko, Segal, Parisien, Peirani: Les Egarés
Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre, Somerville, Massachusetts, United States Of America
Our Calling
Piers Faccini, Ballaké Sissoko
2025
No Format
LP, Album, Whi
Ballaké Sissoko & Derek Gripper
Ballaké Sissoko & Derek Gripper
2024
Radicants
Ballaké Sissoko, Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch Featuring Emile Parisien
2024
Bamako*Chicago Sound System
Nicole Mitchell & Ballaké Sissoko
2024
Les Égarés
Sissoko*, Segal*, Parisien*, Peirani*
2023
The Fire Inside
Ballaké Sissoko, Piers Faccini
2022
No Format
File, WAV, Single
Nocturne
David Walters, Vincent Segal, Ballaké Sissoko, Roger Raspail
2021
A Touma
Ballaké Sissoko
2021
Djourou
Ballaké Sissoko
2021
Sissoko & Sissoko
Ballaké Sissoko, Baba Sissoko
2019
Homerecords.be
CD
Anarouz
Rajery, Driss El Maloumi, Ballaké Sissoko
2017
MALI - NO FORMAT
Ballaké Sissoko, Kassé Mady Diabaté, Vincent Segal
2016
No Format
4xLP, Comp, Dlx + Box
Musique De Nuit
Ballaké Sissoko, Vincent Segal
2015
At Peace
Ballaké Sissoko
2013
Tiny Desk Concert
Ballake Sissoko* And Vincent Segal
2011
National Public Radio
File, MP3, 128
Chamber Music
Ballaké Sissoko - Vincent Segal
2009
Thee, Stranded Horse And Ballake Sissoko
Thee, Stranded Horse And Ballake Sissoko*
2008
Talitres Records
12", MiniAlbum, EP
3MA (Madagascar Mali Maroc)
Rajery, Ballaké Sissoko, Driss El Maloumi
2008
Contre-Jour
CD, Album
3MA (Madagascar Mali Maroc)
Rajery, Ballaké Sissoko, Driss El Maloumi
2008
Contre-Jour
CDr, EP, Promo, Smplr
Tomora
Ballaké Sissoko
2004
Diario Mali
Ludovico Einaudi, Ballaké Sissoko
2003
Master Musicians Meeting Club (Volume 1)
Ballake Sissoko* - Petrolukas Halkias* - Rakesh Chaurasia - Shubhankar Banerjee* - Devashish Dey - Rabindra Goswami
2002
Saraswati (2)
CD, Album
Kora Music From Mali
Jeli Moussa Sissoko*
2002
bibiafrica records
CD, Album
Déli
Ballaké Sissoko
2000
Mali Kora
Djelimoussa Cissoko*
2000
New Ancient Strings / Nouvelles Cordes Anciennes
Toumani Diabate* With Ballake Sissoko*
1999
Undiscovered
Ludovico Einaudi
2020
Now Playing (15 Tracks Of The Month's Best Music)
Various
2023
Uncut (2), NME Networks
CD, Comp
African Yoga
Various
2023
Putumayo World Music
CD, Comp
Soul Tropical
David Walters
2023
Badinyaa Kumoo
Sona Jobarteh
2022
A Different Take
Gruca White Ensemble
2020
Big Round Records (2)
CD, Album
Belesia
Ignacio Maria Gomez
2020
No Solo
Andy Emler
2020
Mahakali - The Music Of Don Cherry
The Gritness Acoustronics
2019
Love, Sweat & Tears
Mariama
2018
Omindá
André Abujamra
2018
Cities II
Thibault Cauvin
2018
Desert Pulse
Hans Lüdemann, Trio Ivoire
2017
Intuition Records
CD, Album
Kayeba Khasso
Djeneba* & Fousco*
2017
Univers-île
Labelle (3)
2017
Libraries On Fire
Derek Gripper
2016
Five And A Feather
Awa Ly
2016
Reason To Believe (15 Tracks Of The Month's Best New Music)
Various
2015
Uncut (2), Uncut (2)
CD, Comp
Spleen
Smadj
2015
Jazz Village
CD, Album
Taranta Project
Ludovico Einaudi
2015
Timbuktu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Amine Bouhafa
2014
EmArcy, Universal Music France
CD, Album
Kiriké
Kassé Mady Diabaté
2014
Les Parages Du Vide
Aubert* Chante Houellebecq*
2014
One Night On Earth: Music From The Strings Of Mali
Derek Gripper
2013
Little French Songs
Carla Bruni
2013
Pizzica Indiavolata
Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino
2012
Puglia Sounds, Puglia Sounds
CD, Album
Invite
Trio Chemirani
2011
Accords Croisés
CD, Album
La Notte Della Taranta 2010
Various
2011
Ponderosa Music & Art
CD, Album
Artwork In Progress
Various
2011
No Format
CD, Comp + Boo
Anthologie
Yé Lassina Coulibaly & Yan Kadi Faso
2011
Buda Musique
2xCD, Comp
Segunda Pele
Roberta Sá
2011
Humbling Tides
Stranded Horse
2011
Skyscrapers & Deities
Kouyaté* - Neerman*
2011
Beginner's Guide To African Voices
Various
2010
Nascente
3xCD, Comp + Box
Les Victoires Du Jazz 2010
Various
2010
Not On Label
CD, Comp
King Of The Kora: An Introduction
Toumani Diabaté
2009
Nascente
2xCD, Comp
Compilation 20 Ans Label Bleu
Various
2006
Label Bleu, Indigo (12), Bleu Electric
CD, Comp, Promo
Le Son De Soie
Liu Fang
2006
Accords Croisés
CD, Album
Mozart, But Not Only... (A Dialogue Between Traditional, Classical And Contemporary Music)
Orchestre XXI Sous La Direction De Dionysios Dervis-Bournias
2006
Melody For Dialogue Among Civilizations Association
DVD-V, Ltd, Promo
Tearing Sky
Piers Faccini
2006
Indétendances 26 / Compilation 20 Ans Label Bleu
Various
2006
Une Rentrée Musique 2005
Various
2005
Les Inrockuptibles
CD, Comp
Microkosmos
Ross Daly
2004
L'Empreinte Digitale
CD, Album
Tales Of The Kora
Various
2003
Sheer Sound
CD, Comp
Kongo Sigui
Super Rail Band De Bamako*
2003
Indigo (12)
CD, Album, Promo
Sixty Six To Timbuktu
Robert Plant
2003
Je Chanterai Pour Toi / I'll Sing For You - Un Film / A Fiim By / Einen Fil Von Jacques Sarasin
Boubacar Traoré Presents Jonathan Demme
2003
African Chill (The Quiet, Eternally Beating, Heart Of Africa...)
Various
2002
Manteca
CD, Comp
Je Chanterai Pour Toi
Boubacar Traoré
2002
World 2001
Various
2001
Virgin, Virgin
2xCD, Comp
In Bloom: A Collection Of French World Music
Various
2001
Bureau Export De La Musique Française
2xCD, Comp, Promo
Musiques - Printemps 99
Various
1999
Les Inrockuptibles
CD, Comp, Promo
Hajji
Kathy Kidd & Kongo Mambo
1999
Lowrider Records
CD, Album
Kulanjan
Taj Mahal / Toumani Diabate*
1999
Woulalé
Kandia Kouyaté
1999
The Divas From Mali
Various
1997
Sa Kunu Sa
Kandia Kouyaté
1994
Logozo
Angélique Kidjo
1992
Afrikaan Beat / Rejna Bella
Cargo 23
1973
Solistes - 10 Ans
Various
Cinq Planètes
3xCD
Songlines: Top Of The World 206
Various
2025
Songlines
CD, Album
Songlines: Top Of The World 199
Various
2024
Songlines
CD, Album
Songlines: Top Of The World 204
Various
2024
Songlines
CD, Album
Incense Music For Living Room
Various
2024
Magic Moments 16 - In The Spirit Of Jazz
Various
2023
ACT (4)
CD, Comp
Songlines: Top Of The World 167
Various
2021
Songlines
CD, Comp
Songlines: Top Of The World 153
Various
2019
Songlines
CD, Comp
No Format ! 15 Ans
Various
2019
No Format
CD, Comp, Smplr
Songlines: Top Of The World 136
Various
2018
Songlines
CD, Comp
Ethno Port Poznan Festival 2017 Promo CD
Various
2017
Centrum Kultury Zamek
CD, Promo
Chamber Music
Ballaké Sissoko
Maimouna
Ballaké Sissoko
Bamako - Chamber Music
Ballaké Sissoko
Niandou
Ballaké Sissoko
Oscarine
Ballaké Sissoko
Nan Sira Madi - A COLORS SHOW
Ballaké Sissoko
Suwaresi
Ballaké Sissoko
"Ma-Ma" FC
Ballaké Sissoko
Prélude
Ballaké Sissoko
Kora
Ballaké Sissoko
Kadidja
Ballaké Sissoko
Boubalaka
Ballaké Sissoko
Kaira
Ballaké Sissoko
Kalanso
Ballaké Sissoko
Bamba Leje
Ballaké Sissoko
Nalésonko
Ballaké Sissoko
Djourou
Ballaké Sissoko
Tomora
Ballaké Sissoko
Wo Yé N'Gnougobine
Ballaké Sissoko
Yaro
Ballaké Sissoko
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