Muziekpublique hoped to be able to organise live concerts with an audience again in April, but unfortunately the circumstances do not allow this. In order to support the music sector nevertheless and bring music to the audience, we came up with the following idea: the solo challenge.  Until the end of April, we give artists the stage for 30-minute solo performances that you can watch via a live stream.

Bao Sissoko is acknowledged throughout Europe as a talented kora-player. He’s born in Senegal of mandinka origin, has been playing music since childhood. Surrounded by a family of griots, where his father also plays kora and his mother sings, he spontaneously follows in their footsteps. At the age of seven, his father, also a well-known kora player, taught him how to play the kora. He studied at the Music Conservatory in Dakar, which he completed successfully. He has toured widely in West Africa and played with great musicians such as Baaba Maal and Toumani Diabate.

Since 2000, he has been living in Belgium, where he successfully continues his musical career. In 1995, Bao Sissoko came to Europe for the first time for a tour with Senegalese singer Abou Thiam of the group Ngaari Laaw. This was followed by a long list of tours (in almost all of Europe, Kenya, India, etc.) and participations in festivals and collaborations with Baaba Maal, Sioen, Danni Klein, Eva Deroovere, Zap Mama, etc. In Belgium, he has also been working for years with his compatriot, the famous Malick Pathé Sow, and he is a member of the trio Tamala.

Catch the live stream on our facebook page or on our youtube channel at 8PM !