Senegal: Momi Maiga – Building a Bridge Between Senegal & Spain

14th May 2025
[Afropop] Born into the Cissokho family of griots (some relatives spell it Sissoko or Cissoko), it would have been a challenge for Momi Maiga to imagine himself becoming a dentist or, really, anything other than a musician growing up. Maiga received his first kora, made for him by his uncle, at the age of six. Though as a kid, he gravitated towards playing percussion, but at 18 years old, Maiga found himself in Sweden collaborating with musician Ale Möller on one his projects integrating world music with

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