Club Jaliya is a unique experience with new musical encounters at every opportunity! The name "Jaliya" represents a long-standing West African tradition where a Jali is both entertainer and storyteller - but also an artist with a message, community involvement and drive to change and influence. Through musical meetings, new expressions are explored and together with the guests, the club's hosts Sousou and Maher Cissoko find out how the Jali tradition can develop and live on. For the autumn evenings, Sousou and Maher have invited artists from different genres and with different expressions that they think represent different parts of the Jali culture to see what fusions occur when they meet on stage.
NORDIC GRIOTS
Nordic Griots consists of three griots – another name for Jali – from Sweden, Norway and Finland. The Nordic Griots come from a well-known griot family in Senegal and the trio represent a culture that has been passed down in the family for hundreds of years. The legacy that griots carry includes spreading love, hope, joy and understanding between people. Nordic Griot's main instrument is the Koran – a unique instrument with a strong history. By allowing the audience to get to know the Koran, just as we get to know other instruments, the band hopes to increase the understanding and knowledge of other cultures around the world. In addition to the magical tones of the choir, you can also count on a lot of explosive and dancing percussion, as all the group members are also fantastic percussionists.
SOUSOU & MAHER CISSOKO
Sousou & Maher Cissoko are a renowned performing and songwriter duo who tour the world and have played in over 30 countries at everything from major festivals and concert halls to small intimate clubs. Both grew up in musical families, and it was the interest and love for the West African instrument kora that brought them together. Maher comes from a famous family of kora players in Senegal with a long tradition of being Jalis. Sousou is one of the world's few female musicians who play the kora. In their music, magnificent choral playing and expressive vocals are combined with a rhythmic energy and influences from, among other things, reggae, folk, soul and mbalax.
Both Sveriges Television and Sveriges Radio have made documentaries about Sousou and Maher, and when Youssou N ́Dour received the Polar Prize in 2013, together with Timbuktu, they sang two of Youssou N ́Dour's songs and moved him to tears. In 2017 they toured with LALEH and the Swedish people could follow them in the SVT series "Folkets musik" where famous Swedish hit songs were interpreted by musicians with roots in other countries.
The event is carried out with support from Musik i Syd and Lund Municipality.