Description
Release Date Friday 18th October 2024
All pre-orders will be dispatched/made ready for collection on that day.
With deluxe packaging including a 44 page media book, 'Homeland'
heralds a bold new direction for Seckour, who invites his audience to
explore his Mandinka roots and the ancestral culture of the griots
A journey between past and present, tradition and modernity, in words and music,
infused with traditional rhythms embracing Afro- pop, urban and hip- hop.
Homeland features collaborations with the Daar J Family, poet Zina Edwards and
Costa winning poet Hannah Lowe.
Nicknamed "the Hendrix of the Kora", Seckou Keita has been celebrated for his
ingenious tunings and virtuosity and praised as "one of the fnest exponents of
the kora". Performing all over the globe, he has captivated audiences at WOMAD,
Hay, Glastonbury, Tokyo Jazz, Chicago World Music Festival, Sydney International,
Montreal Jazz Festivals and many more collaborating with the likes of Damon
Albarn & the Africa Express; Catrin Finch; Omar Sosa; AKA trio; Paul Weller and
The Lost Words, Spell Songs.
Tracks: Bienvenue / Home Sweet Home / Ni Mala Beugue / Chaque Jour /
Refections / Bodula / Be Te Sona / Deportation Blues / Nay Rafet / Yerebe
Yerebe / Wakili / Kibaro
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