austrian artist called to duty

diabel cissokho – master kora player, host and head of operation

musicians from thessaloniki, london and vienna checkin‘ in at residence keur fleurie in toubab dialaw …

… and looking forward to fresh fish for dinner!

dakar / patte d’oie – we are welcomed to diabel’s hood

our homebase next to the house of the great griot family cissokho

breakfast first! spicy cafe´touba keeps us going for a while …

joff watkins and corin williams of „jimmy regal and the royals“ bellyfull and happy

ancient strings rehearsing – feat. marios podaras (pandura), theodore koumartzis (lyra), diabel cissokho (kora)

a stone’s throw away – la place des cultures urbaines

austrian ambassador visiting the festival …

… but conversation nearly impossible when cissokho youth startet the festival at rave volume

josh thinking he will play a duet with diabel and being surprisingly joined by a full scale band. including baye mahanta diop, one of senegals most influencial guitar players and producers … yay!

later on jammin‘ …

jimmy regal and the royals!!!

lacking words …

next day playing at dakar’s renowned venue „just for you“