"constructing a barrage of polyrhythmic percussion and layering the highly flammable rhythms with deviant dark room rave primed electronica and low frequency pressure,"

"It's a warm slice of cosmic Afrobeat which should be all over global and open minded dance floors this summer and well beyond."

"an uptempo fusion of classic Afrobeat grooves & his highlife roots, delivered by a seriously tight ten piece London ensemble"

Mali's kora playing maestro Ballaké Sissoko headed over to London for a meeting & melting of minds with kora fascinated, classical South African guitarist, Derek Gripper. These 6 tracks are remarkable taken from just a 3 hour improvised session, a testament to the instrument mastery, cultural curiosity, rare (especially these days) listening ability & obvious synergy between these two great artists.