Career
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.