There’s no doubt that Senegalese and Cuban music are threaded together, being intertwined by an entangled knot that goes back generations. There’s no better evidence of this than in the two countries’ music.
It’s not by chance that one of the best albums released in 2017 is Transparent Water: a collaboration between Senegalese griot and kora player Seckou Keita and Cuban composer and pianist Omar Sosa – enriched with some outstanding guest musicians from all over the world.
The EFG London Jazz Festival organisers have surely listened to Transparent Water and, just like us, fell in love with it and the absolute harmony between the two traditions. So much so that on the 19th of November, the musicians will visit London to uplift Milton Court’s audience and reaffirm the Afro-Cuban cultural bond.
If you’re not based in the capital, don’t despair, because next to their London show, Omar and Seckou (accompanied by Venezuelan percussionist Gustavo Ovalles) will give life to a 13-leg UK tour…
The concept behind the AfroCubism collaboration is to celebrate and unite some of Mali and Cuba’s hottest musicians and to explore their shared spirit of Afro-Cuban soul. In the Sixties, socialist Mali politics had close links to those of the new communist Cuban government, creating strong ties between the two…
Artists: Afrocubism , Bassekou Kouyate , Hammadi Valdés , Piki Bosh , Seckou Keita , Yelfris Valdés![Album Review: Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita – Transparent Water [World Village/Harmonia Mundi, 24th February 2017]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/artworks-000190691518-ioy2nx-t500x500.jpg)
Transparent Water, a meeting between Cuban jazz pianist Omar Sosa and versatile Senegalese kora player Seckou Keita, is a delightful sounding album that lures the listener into an enchanted sonorous world. Keita has made his mark in recent years as a sensitive collaborator (with Welsh harpist Katrin Finch, for example),…
Artists: Omar Sosa , Seckou Keita
On the eve of the release of his latest album Transparent Water, Senégalese kora player, percussionist and singer Seckou Keita was packing to fly to Paris for some radio sessions and shows in France – when he managed to find a moment to talk to Rhythm Passport about the latest of his many…
Artists: Seckou Keita
Housed beneath stained glass by sunset-red rays and drifting smoke, AKA Trio spent an unforgettable night with their Islington audience for Joyful Noise’s London African Music Festival. Taking to the stage in one of the city’s most celestial venues, Union Chapel, they performed a range of music inspired by their African…
Artists: Adriano Adewale , AKA Trio , Antionio Forcione , Seckou Keita
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