Constantinople
Estuary
Where cultures meet and blend together in the sea
Ablaye Cissoko kora and voice
Kiya Tabassian setar and voice
Patrick Graham percussions
Hafez (XIV secolo)
MaaLong
Ablaye Cissoko & Kiya Tabassian
Sokhna Si
Baba – The smile of the Ocean
Hafez (XIV secolo)
Persian song
Ablaye Cissoko
Amadou – The life-giving power of the sun
Hafez (XIV secolo)
Envol
Ablaye Cissoko & Kiya Tabassian
Nanfoulé – Grace
In collaboration with Campania Teatro Festival e Fondazione AterFondazione
If music serves as the bridge between different cultures, then the synergy can be taken to the nth degree. The Constantinople ensemble’s experience, spanning almost thirty years, takes its starting point in world music and extends not only across space but also through time – into the history of peoples, personal experiences, long-established traditions and visions of the future.
Tabassian, an Iranian master of the setar, grew up in Canada and is a leading figure in Québec’s academic music scene. Cissoko, from Senegal, is the heir to an ancient lineage of griots; he lives in Saint-Louis but is an explorer of natural and cultural landscapes. Their collaboration, enriched by the adventurous and sensitive percussionist Patrick Graham, bridges the gap between ancient Persia and the Mandingo empires, broadening our perspective on them.