Mike Block And Balla Kouyate Ensemble at Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center

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Mike Block and Balla Kouyate have been collaborating for over a decade, bonding over their shared interest in music from across the world, and their commitment to innovating on their instruments. Balla Kouyate is a National Heritage Fellowship Award-winning balafon player and singer coming out of the Djeli tradition of Mali and Mike Block is an American cellist and Grammy Award-winning musician with the Silkroad Ensemble.