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Wasso

by Diom de Kossa

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Djédjé Ayoka 05:53
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Wasso 03:51
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Dounoungnan 04:40
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Djinnan 05:53
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Jericko 04:08
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Kongbema 03:30
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N'Gnole N'Gnole 03:37
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Gbagbadji 05:06
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Kobekobe 02:59
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Massingo 04:35
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Tonnerre 02:04
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This album, the second album with a full band, is the result of a fifteen year long working relationship between Diom de Kossa, Kenneth Ekornes and Olav Torget, who have studied musical traditions in Brazil and West Africa.

Diom de Kossa grew up in a small village called Toufinga northwest in the Ivory coast. It was soon obvious that the village was blessed with a gifted drummer. Kossa was picking coffee beans during daytime and also became the master drummer of the village for celebrations and ceremonies. Later Diom de Kossa was elected to become part of the Ivory Coast National Ballett, where he soon became head of the drummers. This gave him an extraordinary possibility to travel and to study the many different traditions and rhythms of the Ivory Coast. After ten years with the ballet he settled in Norway where he has been active on the music scene for several decades. Diom de Kossas music is a result of this journey, and is incredibly rich in its connection to the Ivorian tradition. This album, the second album with a full band, is the result of a fifteen year long working relationship between Diom de Kossa, Kenneth Ekornes and Olav Torget, who have studied musical traditions in Brazil and West Africa. During this collaboration Ekornes and Torget have become very much at home in Kossas music. The newcomer in the band, Tiago Mendez from Brazil, is bringing his own flavour to the music. The music in this new album "Wasso" is Diom de Kossas compositions and lyrics, arranged by the group.

The band
Diom de Kossa has allied himself with some of Norway’s foremost musicians in world music and jazz genre:
Kenneth Ekornes: drums and percussion. Working as a freelance musician in Oslo, with emphasis on jazz / ethnic music. He finds inspiration in the Norwegian, Sami, Brazilian, Cuban and African folk music. Jazz/improvised music forms the basis of his own musicianship and he combines acoustic percussion instruments from around the world and electronics. He has been involved in various projects such Mari Boine Band, Nymark Collective, FØYK, Claudio Dauelsberg Quartet and Brass bros.

Tiago Mendes: bass, vocals. Tiago is a newcomer on the Norwegian music scene, but have already been very active, playing with artists and groups like Samsaya, Sheldon Blackman, Robert Rustad Amundsen, Chakras, SoulXL and , in addition to his contributions in the Brazilian music scene.

Olav Torget: N’Goni, guitar, vocals. He has been a freelance musician in Oslo for 20 years. Since 1994 he has been into African music and was for four years part of a cultural exchange program between Norway and Namibia. After several stays in Southern Africa he started playing with Solo Cissokho, a well-known Kora player from Senegal. He has studied the West African instrument N’Goni in Senegal and Gambia. In Norway, he is best known for co-operation with Steinar Ofsdal and Helge Norbakken, Geir Lysne Listening Ensemble, Karl Seglem Anita Skorgan and Kristin Asbjørnsen.

Diom de Kossa: Vocal, Percussion. From the Ivory Coast, and has a background in traditional music. He was selected to play in the Ivory Coast National Ballet and was there for 10 years before he came to Norway in 1985. In Norway, he led the orchestra Super Djembe Kan, and has released five recordings under his own name. He has also played with artists like Robert Burås and Mory Kante, Malika Makouf Rasmussen, Primal Spirit, og Cissokho System.

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released September 2, 2016

Kenneth Ekornes: drums and percussion.
Olav Torget: N’Goni, guitar, vocals.
Tiago Mendes: bass, vocals.
Diom de Kossa: Vocal, Percussion.

Recorded at Urban Sound Studios by Jock Loveband.
Vocals and overdubs recorded at Rosenhoff Studios by Olav Torget.
Produced and mixed by Olav Torget.
Mastered at Lynds lyd by Moten Lund.

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Diom De Kossa is originally from the Ivory Coast, and handles the whole spectrum from the old west african acoustic traditions to more modern music. In 1975 he started his artistic career at the National Ballet in the Ivory Coast, where he spent 10 years playing with other master percussionists, musicians and dancers. Since 1987 he has played more than a 1000 concerts throughout Norway. ... more

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