Musique de Nuit
Ballake Sissoko and Vincent Segal
Six Degrees Records
PO Box 411347, San Francisco, CA 94141-1347
c/o Rock Paper Scissors (publicity)
$9.99 CD / $9.49 MP3 www.amazon.com

French cellist Vincent Segal and Malian kora expert Bailake Sissoko present Musique de Nuit, an exquisitely beautiful music CD recorded outside Bamako (the capital of Mali), with ambient noises on the edge of hearing smoothly incorporated into the virtuoso performance. Evoking the almost mystical experience of an impromptu, late-night jam session, Musique de Nuit inspires the listener to muse, reflect, and explore. Highly recommended. The tracks are "Nia Ndou" (6:34), "Passa Quatro" (4:52), "Balazando" (6:26), "N'ka Palema" (7:52), "Diabaro" (5:16), "Super Etoile" (3:55), "Prelude" (1:12), "Samba Tomora" (3:51), and "Musique de Nuit" (2:42).