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MAY - JUNE 2008
CANDIDO FABRE
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A welcome return of Candido Fabre who ACMC toured in 2005. With a new album "Cubano Soy" recently released on Tumi Records, Candido is considered one of Cuba's greatest singers and composers. his gift for improvisation allows him to create a song form any given situation or expression. His band features some of the very best Cuban charanga musicians. |
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| Candido has written over 1000 songs which have been performed by artists such as Orquestra Aragon, Los Van Van, Issac Delgado and Ritmo Oriental. |
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JUNE - JULY 2008
BASSEKOU KOUYATE & NGONI BA
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A welcome UK return for Bassekou and Ngoni Ba post their recent BBC World music award. Bassekou is a traditional musician with a strong modernist sensibility, born in a village called Garana (almost 40 miles from Segu in Mali), raised in a traditional musical environment where his mother was a praise singer and his father and brothers exceptional ngoni players. |
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| The small guitar/lute like ngoni is one of Africa’s secrets still to be discovered. It is the key instrument for the griot culture. Unlike the kora whose history goes back only a few hundred years, the ngoni has been the main instrument in griot storytelling way back into the days of the thirteenth century Malian empire ruled by Soundiata Keita. |
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| The repertoire Bassekou plays is from the region of Segu, the heart of Bambara culture. Unlike mandenka griot music, Bambara music is pentatonic in nature, a music as close to the blues as you can get in Africa. ACMC are delighted to again tour this talented West African ensemble on the UK live music circuit. |
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21 June - Africa Oyé Festival, Sefton Park, Liverpool, http://www.africaoye.com
11 July - Small Nations Festival, Cilycwm/Llandovery, Wales, http://www.smallnations.co.uk
12 July - Bracknell Festival (3.30pm)
12 July - World Sounds @ St. Leonard's Church, Tooting Bec Gardens, Streatham, London (part of Streatham Festival, http://www.streathamfestival.com), support by Brazilian solo percussionist Adriano Adewale
13 July - Rise Festival (London United Against Racism), Finsbury Park, London, http://www.risefestival.org
27 July - WOMAD Festival, Charlton Park, http://www.womad.org
30 July - BBC Awards for World Music Concert (part of the Proms), London, http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2008/whatson/3007.shtml
2 August - Cambridge Folk Festival, http://www.cambridgefolkfestival.co.uk
3 August - 7 Songs Festival, Manchester, http://www.myspace.com/rootmusicuk
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JUNE - JULY 2008
KENGE KENGE ORUTU SYSTEMS
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| Presenting for the first time in the UK. Kenge Kenge, the guardians and masters of an ancient but living musical tradition of the Luo people of Kenya. Through mastery of the Luo Orutu fiddle, the nyatiti, ongeng'ro, asili and oporo, the group has spearheaded a new way and approach to how these age-old instruments are played, much to the appreciation of contemporary audiences. |
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| Their debut CD was released in the UK in June 2007 by the World Music Network on their 'Introducing' label. |
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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER
BLACK VOICES (UK)
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This is a unique collaboration between Britain's foremost acapella group. Birmingham's Black Voices and Zambia's premier diva, Maureen Lupo Lilanda.
Black Voices is a collective of female voices, born and nurtured in the black church and thoroughly grounded in the music of international black culture. from the oral tradition of Africa right through to modern contemporary arrangements. The groups performances have deeply touched audiences all over the world. they have 9 albums to their credit. |
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| Maureen Lilanda, fondly known as Mama Zambia, has been at the top for more than 20 years. One of Africa's greatest divas, this collaboration will be electric and of the highest quality. |
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| For further information on these tours, artist press packs & music, and booking enquiries, please contact info@acmc.uk.com |
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