Stockholm – Dakar, Sweden – Senegal, two different cities, countries, continents – and homes. In our constant travels we have come to the understanding that we do not move in between, but within. It is not a meeting or a union of two worlds or cultures but a musical voyage within the same sphere of people, rhythms and movements. And from there we find smiles and stories and compose songs and lyrics that we want to share. This album was created in many different places. The songs were born during a year mostly spent in South Africa and Senegal. They grew with us for a long time before we recorded them, mainly with our band in Stockholm. But the songs also travelled back to Senegal and Gambia where we recorded some of the material with the Cissokho family and friends. From there we went on to Zanzibar where we played at the Sauti Za Busara Festival, where we also took the photos for the album cover - that were produced in South Africa. Our languages - Mandinka, Swedish, Wolof and English – always travel alongside and within us, and are all represented in our lyrics. This album is about travelling; travels that never stop! It is the result of the time and the world we are living in.
NEW ALBUM OUT NOW: STOCKHOLM-DAKAR
Now we are on a big adventure travelling from Stockholm-Dakar by road! Follow us on our blogg: www.sthlmdakar.wordpress.com and on Facebook and Twitter. Welcome on our journey! Sousou & Maher Cissokohttp://www.sthlmdakar.wordpress.comhttp://www.sthlmdakar.wordpress.comshapeimage_4_link_0shapeimage_4_link_1