Diali Cissokho

About the artist

Diali Cissokho was born in a small fishing town in Senegal into a long line of West African griots, a social caste dedicated to preserving their history and culture through song for seven centuries. He landed in Pittsboro, N.C. where he lives on a small farm with his wife, child, nephew, and his goats. As a musician and songwriter, Diali leads Kaira Ba, a six-piece band that includes fellow-Senegalese band-mate Cheikh Njigal Dieng on percussion and four college-trained musicians from North Carolina Piedmont: guitarist John Westmoreland

Top songs

Saya
Badima
Alla L'a Ke
Ndoli
Xarit
Salsa Xalel
Story Song
Baayi Leen
Ma Chérie
Naamusoo

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Night in M'Bour
Mbolo (Unity)
Al Hadji (My Brother, Gone)
Baay Faal (Baye Fall)
Mère Khadi (My Heart, Returned)
Alanole (No One Can Know God)
Balla Gueye (The Wrestler)
Yur Mande (Compassion)
Bamba Wotena (Amadu Bamba Is Calling)
Talibe (Our Lost Boys)
Fallou (The Guardian)
Sida (Aids)
Kaira
Jabu
Bani
Teeriyaa
Casamance
Metti Metti
Ndiarabi
Papa

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