Sousou & Maher Cissoko | Full Documentary | Kora

Sousou & Maher Cissoko both grew up in families of musicians, and it was the interest and love for the West African kora (a harp lute) that brought them together. Maher Cissoko was born to be a jali and a kora player and was raised in the world famous Cissokho family in Ziguinchor, Senegal. Sousou Cissoko comes from Höör, Sweden, where she was raised in a family of musicians. The first time she heard the kora she fell in love with it. After finishing high school she travelled to the Gambia and Senegal where she learned to play kora under the tutalage of Alagi Mbye and Solo Cissoko. Today Sousou is one of very few female kora players in the world.

This film was made at Sousou and Maher's retreat center in Abene, Senegal.
It was directed and produced by Mattias Olsson for Campfire Stories.

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