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YOUSSOUPHA
SIDIBE
The music of
Youssoupha Sidibe is deeply
infused with a longing for the
full realization of divine love
in this world. Youssoupha's
musical career began over twenty
years ago in his home of
Senegal, West Africa. His music
fuses traditional West African
sounds on the Kora, with the
Sufi devotional chanting of the
Senegalese Baay Faal community.
The angelic sounds of the Kora,
an indigenous harp, soulfully
carry Youssoupha's
heartrending devotional lyrics.
Since his arrival
on the international music
circuit, Youssoupha has
recorded, performed, and/or
collaborated with artists such
as India Arie, Bela Fleck and
the Flecktones, Charles Neville,
Future Man, Michael Franti and
Spearhead, and Matisyahu. His
latest collaboration,
"Shalom/Saalam",
was with artist Matisyahu, on
the album entitled
"Youth"
also contains an
additional track,
"Ancient
Lullaby",
which features Youssoupha on
Kora. Rolling Stone Magazine
picked "Shalom/Saalam"
as one of the two
"key
tracks"
on the album. Since it's
release, "Youth"
has gone Gold, and in January
2007, the album was nominated
for a Grammy award for best
reggae album of the year.
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Youssoupha's
music has served to invoke the
divine through Sufi sound in the
presence of many large and
diverse groups of people.
Youssoupha has performed,
recorded, and led healing music
workshops throughout the United
States, Europe, and Africa. He
has graced the stages of many
notable venues such as Reggae on
the River, Manhattan Center,
Earthdance World Peace Festival,
The Warfield Theatre, and many
more. His music is inspiring and
empowering for people of all
ages. The sound of the Kora
beautifully blends with the
powerful human emotion and faith
that Youssoupha embodies. Sacred
Sound brings a new dimension to
the celebration of humankind.
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