In 1999, kora players Toumani Diabate and Ballake Sissoko temed up for an extraordinary recording. More then 20 years earlier, their fathers brought the rich acoustic music of the kora to the world with "Cordes anciennes". Diabate and Sissoko's "New ancient strings" was a tribute to their fathers. In the same time, it was the representation of modern kora music from Mali. A unique collaboration.