Yelemani Trio ft. Wassa Kouyaté

Yelemani Trio (Burkinean for “change”) was created in March 2014 when Moussa Dembélé, Mathias Van de Wiele & Giovanni Barcella decided to form a group based on a common love for African and improvised music. Their music draws from various Burkinabe traditions, but also from jazz, improv, rock, psychedelia and electronic music. The trio invites the Malian singer Wassa Kouyaté for a first collaboration. Wassa Kouyaté Mousso Korafôlla is one of the few women who plays kora, a West African stringed instrument. This young musician is brimming with talent and has already made a big impression with her way of playing and her beautiful voice. She defends the emancipation struggle of women and considers herself an ambassador for women's rights.

Co-org. Fedasil Ghent & De Centrale, with the support of the City of Ghent and the Province of East Flanders.

Photo © The Centrale - Ashti Malki