Maher Cissoko grew up in Casamance in the southern Senegal but has lived in Sweden for 15 years and has established himself as a well-known name in folk and world music circles, among other things through nominations such as best folk music release at the Manifest Award and several nominations and awards at the Folk and World Music Gala in Sweden. He has also collaborated with artists such as Tiganá Santana and Cheikh Lo and hip hop artists Timbuktu and Gee Dixon. The base of Maher Cissoko's music is the Kora, a 22-string West African harp. In Maher's family, one of West Africa's largest Kora playing families, the tradition of singing and playing Kora is said to have been passed down from generation to generation for over 700 years. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.