ZAL SISSOKHO ET SENNY CAMARA

When two kindred spirits of the kora meet, an entire world begins to resonate.
Senny Camara and Zal Idrissa Sissokho share the language of the 21 strings and the centuries-old traditions
surrounding their majestic instrument. Together, they weave a dialogue between roots and present,
between Africa and the Americas, between memory and the future.

Originally from Senegal, Senny Camara makes the kora vibrate in the feminine, as a force of emancipation and poetry.
With her deep voice and magnetic presence, she draws inspiration from Serer traditions as well as from great
figures of freedom such as Nina Simone, Mahawa Kouyaté, and Fatou Diome.

Zal Sissokho, a griot from a centuries-old lineage, has been based in Montréal for over twenty years.
His inspired playing and inhabited voice carry the memory of Senegal along with the blended energy of his
adopted city.

In this unique concert, their two koras converse, respond, and intertwine. Their voices tell the strength of
the ancestors and the momentum of diasporas. A rare meeting filled with both gentleness and power, where music
becomes a language of unity and a source of light.