The legend says that back in 1996, World Circuit Records appointed some of the finest Malian musicians, asking them to visit Cuba and give life to collaboration with similarly impressive local artists. The project didn’t come to life because of visa issues and instead of the Malian-Cuban musical communion, World...
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23/04/2017 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm AfroCubism Revisited Featuring Bassekou Kouyaté And More Islington Assembly Hall, London
- 12:00 am - 12:00 am Taj Mahal And Bassekou Kouyate Southbank Centre, London
12:00 am - 12:00 am Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba Union Chapel, London
12:00 am - 12:00 am Afrocubism The Royal Albert Hall, London
In the dark and dingy environment of Islington’s Electrowerkz Mali’s ngoni master Bassekou Kouyaté and his family band Ngoni Ba took to the stage to dazzle the audience with their dexterity and musical traditions. For the uninitiated, the Ngoni is the African precursor of the banjo and guitar dating back...
There is a spiritual bond between the waters of the Mississippi and that of the river Niger. It is a bond which goes upstream and back to centuries ago, until the slave trade and the African diaspora. That is an inseparable connection, which also mirrors the roots and the growth...
