Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate

“He Doesn’t Speak Any French And I Speak No English… But Through Music We Understand.” - Sekou Kouyate Sekou Kouyate Was Raised In A Respected And Accomplished Musical Family In Conakry Guinea. Trained In The Ancient Traditions Of His Instrument It Is His Ability To Transcend And Build Upon Those Traditions That Has Set Him Apart. In France He Is Known As The ‘Jimi Hendrix Of The Kora’ Because Of His Unique Style Of Playing With Various Effects In A Variety Of Genres And With An Extreme Intensity. Kouyate Has Toured The World Over As A Member Of The Ba Cissoko Band Comprised Of His Cousin And Brothers. Joe Driscoll Whom Cee-Lo Green Labelled “the Gangsta With An Iron Lung ” Has Been Touring Steadily For Years Spreading His Unique Fusion Of Folk And Hip-Hop. The Modern Day Take On The One Man Band He Uses Live Looping To Create Soundscapes Full Of Beatbox Guitar Harmonica Percussion Harmonica And Just About Anything Else He Can Make Use Of. Now Living In Bristol England Driscoll Has Performed His Ground Breaking Solo Show At The Famed Glastonbury Festival Electric Picnic In Ireland And Hundreds Of Major Stages Worldwide. By Teaming Up Driscoll And Kouyate Have Created A Sum That Exceeds Even The Large Whole Of Its Individual Parts. According To Driscoll “We’ve Been Raised In Very Different Cultures In So Many Ways But We Share A Lot Of The Same Interests Musically. Sekou Was Raised In The African Rhythm And Traditions Yet Has Always Had A Passion For Reggae Hip-Hop. I’m Kind Of The Other Way Around. At The Heart Of It We Both Just Make The Noises We Love We Listen To Each Other And Try To Flow In Harmony. I Think We Just Bounced Off Each Other In So Many Ways Rhythmically Melodically With Craftsmanship. Through This We Found We Had A Language Between Us And That Philosophically We Were On A Lot Of The Same Pages As Well.” With Plans Already In The Works To Record A Follow-Up Album Joe Driscoll And Sekou Kouyate Have Discovered That Music Speaks Louder Than Words. Http //joeandsekou.Com/. read less