voc, perc, *1956 NL, Dakar
Singer of Jazz, Folk and World
Mola Sylla (born Dakar, Senegal, 1956) is a Senegalese musician. He moved to Europe in 1987 and lives in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He is a singer and plays such traditional African instruments as the mbira, kongoma (Senegalese lamellophone), xalam, and kalimba.Sylla has collaborated with a wide variety of musicians, including in jazz and cross-cultural settings. He has worked with Ernst Reijseger, with whom he composed the score to Werner Herzog's 2005 film The Wild Blue Yonder.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Count Till Zen | Ernst Reijseger • Harmen Fraanje • Mola Sylla | 2015 | Album |
Down Deep | Ernst Reijseger / Harmen Fraanje / Mola Sylla | 2013 | Album |
Janna | Ernst Reijseger with Mola Sylla and Serigne Gueye | 2003 | Album |
Seetu / Mirror / Зеркало | Mola Sylla & Владимир Волков | 2002 | Album |
Much Better | Volkovtrio And Sergey Starostin / Arkady Shilkloper / Игорь Бутман / Kaigal-Ool Khovalyg / Mola Sylla / Olivier Ker Ourio | 1998 | Album |