Sunday, September 7 at 6:00 PM<\/p>\n
Ole Andre Farstad<\/strong> \u2013 guitar, xalam, vocals TILIBO<\/strong> is the name of the collaboration between Bergen-based guitarist and string master Ole Andre Farstad and Oslo-based kora player Ibou Cissokho. On stage with Sidiki Camara Ibou Cissokho \u2013 kora player with roots in Senegal Ole Andre Farstad \u2013 a globetrotting musician
Ibou Cissokho <\/strong>\u2013 kora, vocals
Sidiki Camara <\/strong>\u2013 percussion, vocals<\/p>\n
In April 2024, they released their debut album Woo La Ba<\/em>, where they carry forward the legacy of greats like Toumani Diabat\u00e9 and Ali Farka Tour\u00e9 with a playful and expressive kora-guitar dialogue.
From ancient songs to blues, jazz, and modern styles \u2013 Woo La Ba<\/em> represents an explosive new collaboration that will be exciting to follow in the years to come.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>For the album launch concerts, TILIBO is joined by the outstanding percussionist Sidiki Camara. Camara has collaborated with some of Africa\u2019s most prominent musicians, including Mamady K\u00e9ita, Kasse Mady Diabat\u00e9, Rokia Traor\u00e9, and Boubacar Traor\u00e9.
He has also toured with Bill Frisell\u2019s New Quartet and performed on the Grammy-nominated album The Intercontinentals<\/em>.
\nIn 2024, Camara won the Spellemann Award (Norwegian Grammy) in the Traditional Music category for his album Return to the Traditions<\/em>.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Ibou Cissokho plays the kora \u2013 a West African string instrument with 21 strings \u2013 with virtuosic skill. He grew up in a large family of musicians and storytellers in Senegal and learned to play from his father, the renowned musician Solo Cissokho.
Ibou is a highly active musician on the Oslo music scene. He tours with Karpe on their Diaspora<\/em> tour and performs with well-known artists such as Bugge Wesseltoft.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Ole Andre Farstad is from Har\u00f8ya in \u00c5lesund municipality and has spent the past 20 years studying and playing string instruments across several continents.
He is involved in many musical projects \u2013 from world tours with the metal band Abbath, to world music with the bands Meelodi, Tres Musicos, and Miss Tati Angola S\u00f8tti.
He has also collaborated with many griot musicians from West Africa and released the solo album Streng p\u00e5 Streng<\/em> in 2022, where he plays 16 different string instruments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":221553,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false},"tags":[],"event_type":[1007],"event_type_2":[23,51],"class_list":["post-221585","ajde_events","type-ajde_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event_location-kabuso","event_organizer-kunsthuset-kabuso","event_type-konsert","event_type_2-framsida","event_type_2-hvm-framside"],"yoast_head":"\n