Trio Da Kali is formed by heirs of the rich Malinese musical tradition – figuratively as well as literally: the singer Hawa Kassé Mady Diabaté is the daughter of Kassé Mady Diabaté, one of the greatest voices Africa has ever given us, and Mamadou Kouyaté is the son of ngoni master Bassekou Kouyaté. After a successful collaboration between the Trio and the Kronos Quartet, the four American string players of the kronos Quartet were kind enough to make the arrangements available so that the Trio can repeat this success with the jazz players of the North Sea String Quartet.