Rafiki Jazz showcase another ambitious set of songs that dance across language, genre & culture frontiers. Playing songs from their new 2014 CD release At Kriol Junction it will be a night of sublime musical majic And, of all the superlatives that their delightfully open, brilliantly sunshine sound has prompted, the band themselves have come up with the best description - where beatbox meets berimbau and Brazil greets Banjul. (Nige Tassell WOMAD BBC R3 Stage) ‘At Kriol Junction’ showcases fresh new music buzzing with attitude, energy and cross-cultural resonance, featuring this wonderful band’s regulars working with talented musicians, singers & rappers from the UK’s growing Arts & Refugees networks and beyond. A truly collaborative initiative, mindful of heritage but pushing at the boundaries of live contemporary world music and its messages for today, ‘At Kriol Junction’ is the meeting place for exciting new multi-language pieces created in response to the Rafikian babble of international voices & brilliantly unlikely instrumental mixes, and to inspirational texts from the seminal and very topical 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Each song in this adventurous set has been conceived, arranged, rehearsed and recorded live in an intense 1-day studio encounter, capturing the vibrancy of the moment. Rafiki Jazz onstage is something else..those deep & joyous CD moments spring to life afresh, making for gripping and hypnotic dance tracks and a truly groundbreaking new cultural fusion of world roots music. Singers & Players from: sarah yaseen: vocals / aysegul balkose : dance / sister elements: spoken word / vanessa rani chutturghoon: vocals / pk mabuza: rap / zodwa nyoni: spoken word /cath carr: steelpans, guitar, vocals / kadialy kouyate: kora, vocals / mina salama: oud, ney & kawala flutes / guery mark tibirica: berimbau, percussions, capoeira / tony ‘tk’ koni: bass guitar / johnny ball: tabla, derbuka / fran knowles: cajon ‘this combination might seem dangerous, even toxic, but Rafiki Jazz pull it off beautifully: sweet sounds with a beautiful fusion twist..the perfect sound track to a laidback hour in BBC Radio 3’s home amidst the trees!’ (Simon Cross at WOMAD) Total World are proud to bring this wonderful group of musicians to Bradford. Tickets £12/10 advance, plus booking fee from ticketsource.co.uk/date/115905 £13/11 on the door For a reserved ticket at advance prices, to be payed for on the door, please email [email protected]
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 08:12:04 +0000