TEMPO Concert Hall ~ Doors at 7:00 PM | Show at 8:00 PM

worldclassmusic.live proudly presents an extraordinary meeting of Malian kora and evocative folk songwriting.

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Malian kora master Ballaké Sissoko and British-Italian singer-songwriter Piers Faccini return to the stage together for an evening of luminous, boundary-crossing music. Their long friendship has grown into a rare musical conversation: Sissoko’s intricate, flowing 21-string kora meets Faccini’s warm voice, poetic lyricism, and understated guitar.

More than twenty years after first collaborating, the pair reunited for Our Calling, a celebrated new album shaped by migration, memory, friendship, and the natural world. Its songs move freely between Manding musical traditions and contemporary folk forms—never treating either as an ornament, but allowing both to create something entirely new.

The Guardian called the work “gentle, captivating… poetic songs soaked in nature imagery and beautifully married to Sissoko’s intricate, dazzling playing.” Live, that intimacy becomes especially powerful: virtuosic but unshowy, deeply rooted yet open-hearted, and full of room for listeners to settle in and be carried somewhere unexpected.

Join us for a remarkable night with two singular artists whose music finds common ground across continents, languages, and traditions.

www.ballakesissoko.com | video

Piers Faccini & Ballake Sissoko - If Nothing Is Real (Live)

Piers Faccini & Ballaké Sissoko - Special Rider Blues (Skip James Cover)

DETAILS

Ballake Sissoko and Piers Faccini
Saturday, October 3
8:00 PM

TEMPO Performing Arts Center
29 Wurts St.
Kingston, NY 12401

TICKETS

General Admission Early Bird
$37.90($34.75 + $3.15 booking fee)

Seating is available at all TEMPO shows.