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Les Frères Guissè - Toucouleur folk music from Northern Senegal

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Friday, March 21, 2014 - 1:11pm Location:
801 South 48th Street
Philadelphia, PA
19143
United States
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http://crossroadsconcerts.org Djiby, Cheik and Aliou Guissé originate from Fouta Tooro, a northern region of Senegal that is also the birthplace of the singer and guitarist Baaba Maal. Based on different rhythms of the Toucouleur people, the Guissé brothers' music isThis music is beautiful, sensitive, and well rooted in the traditions of West Africa. Djiby’s and Cheikh’s poetic lyrics, close harmony singing, and melodic acoustic guitars are joined by Aliou’s gentle percussion and harmonica notes drifting in the wind.