Zal Sissokho is a Senegalese-Canadian musician based in Montreal, Quebec.[1] He is most noted for his 2020 album Kora Flamenca,[2] an exploration of the fusion of African kora with Spanish flamenco which won the Félix Award for World Music Album of the Year at the 42nd Félix Awards.[3] The album has also been shortlisted for the Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2021,[4] and won the Canadian Folk Music Award for World Music Album of the Year at the 16th Canadian Folk Music Awards.[5]

Sissokho, who moved to Canada in 1999, founded the band Buntalo in 2004.[6] His music draws on the griot tradition of West African storytelling and music.[7] In addition to Kora Flamenca, he has released three albums with Buntalo, and one album as a trio with musicians Marcus Viana and Ibrahima Gaye.

Discography

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  • Silaba (2008, with Buntalo)[6]
  • Le Partage (2012, with Buntalo)[8]
  • Famalé (2015, with Marcus Viana and Ibrahima Gaye)[9]
  • Le Palabre (2017, with Buntalo)[1]
  • Kora Flamenca (2020)

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