Ballaké Sissoko | A 10 Year Old Take Away Show

[@lesterbronson2385]

I didn’t expect that. This took me somewhere else. We need more music in our lives.

[@barb0za0]

i love the humming accompaniment to his playing. so good!

[@yoomayo5390]

Waouh! Quelle extraordinaire agilité dans vos doigts pour une merveilleuse mélodie Mercis

[@LondonofGont]

SO GOOD.

[@stephenbeltzner7736]

Toronto blessings and thanks.

[@demalungo]

how many fingers does he have? absolutely amazing

[@thereturnoftheprodigalyams6763]

F*** that's beautiful.

[@alexandrealabora8576]

Awesome

[@eddyc4603]

Like before watching, etc. Thanks

[@eddyc4603]

Oi is it me or the tuning is slightly and purposely off on this video? It sounds very similar to a video with Toumani Diabete's father, where he is playing and talking to a TV show host at the same time.. Same feel of the tuning, which actually feels harmonious in its own way. Ballake sounds different when playing with Segal though, perhaps so they can simply play along with each other. I'd happily be corrected here, am I just very curious.

[@Cephalonimbus]

I'm not familiar with the kora in particular but this is pretty common in non-Western music (and also in medieval Western music that aims to stay true to the tunings of their time). The reason being that in Europe around the 18th century we devised a system of tuning called equal temperament, which divides the octave into 12 equal parts. The benefit of this system is that music can be played in any key, with any sort of modulation and the harmonies will retain the same character because all the notes are evenly spaced. The possible drawback is that it's actually a sort of compromise, since the natural harmonies are based on ratios of frequencies, which are not quite evenly spaced. For example: a perfect fifth has a frequency ratio of 3:2 but in equal temperament we deviate from such pure ratios slightly... I suppose you could say we sacrificed purity in favor of symmetry and flexibility. This system became the standard in the West, and by extension, throughout most of the world's pop music... but most tunings historically and worldwide are not like that, which is why a lot of world music can sound slightly out of tune to ears accustomed to Western music.

[@domdentrecasteaux6389]

Holy shit

[@LuficariusRatspeed]

I love it, but I'm also curious, and don't take this the wrong way. Why is it that takeaway shows are no longer made?

[@RayasNegroOvejas]

there's a little thing called corona. However, maybe these 10 anniversary clips drown out new ones for you, but they are still being made. like the last video - I would call that a new takeaway show (but maybe not?) and a couple of videos before that one, and a couple of videos before that one, etc.

[@LuficariusRatspeed]

@@RayasNegroOvejas You're saying there aren't mics that reach beyond 6 feet?

[@RayasNegroOvejas]

@@LuficariusRatspeedyou’re saying that the video ”Samantha Crain - Pick Apart | A Take Away Show” from a month ago isn’t a take away show?

[@Delta-ei7im]

@@RayasNegroOvejas Maybe you should chill out, they were just asking.

[@alexaresnick584]

What instrument is this?

[@Rosa-kf2ik]

Kora instrument from West Africa

[@SantiagoMinotas34]

Do you mean Blake?

[@blakehammeredgar3609]

lol, that's pretty good

[@habitusb]

music is so good but i think the camera angle too closed and dark- i can feel the emotion but it would be better if this song filmed more scenery-