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    Vasen: Swedish Folk Music on Nyckelharpa, Viola, and Guitar

    Vasen: Swedish Folk Music on Nyckelharpa, Viola, and Guitar

    Presented by Crossroads Music at Crossroads Music

    September 22, 2009


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    Ablaye Cissoko and Volker Goetze met in 2001 in Saint-Louis, Senegal, where they’d both been invited to open for the legendary Youssou N'Dour. There, the Senegalese singer/kora player and German-born trumpeter discovered they had much in common, both musically and personally. They kept in touch and in 2008, Goetze returned to Senegal to rejoin Cissoko and record Sira, an album
    that reaffirms the maxim that music is the universal language. ?Their willingness to absorb new ideas attracted the two artists to each other. Although Cissoko is well-versed in the traditional music of West Africa, passed along from generation to generation, he has always been a seeker, keeping his ears open for new experiences. His immersion in jazz, and Goetze’s fascination with African music, made them natural candidates for collaboration.


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        Crossroads Music

        801 South 48th Street
        Philadelphia, PA 19143

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      • Admission Info

        Tickets: $20

      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        September 22, 2009

        Times:
        7:30 pm

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