The WORLD comes to Norwood!!! We're pretty stoked about this...world renowned KORA duet featuring MADOU SIDIKI DIABATÉ and SALIF BAMAKORA coming to The Extended Play Sessions Fallout Shelter on Saturday July 13! Madou is a 71st generation KORA master...think about that! Seventy One generations of mastery on this ancient West African instrument!! The kora is built from gourd, cut in half and covered with cow skin to make a resonator with a long hardwood neck. The skin is supported by two handles that run underneath it. It has 21 strings, each of which plays a different note. These strings are supported by a notched, double free-standing bridge. The kora doesn't fit into any one category of musical instrument, but rather several, and must be classified as a "double-bridge-harp-lute." This is some of the most beautiful and mesmerizing music I've ever heard...a mix of flamenco jazz and delta blues played by the two most celebrated masters in the world. This is going to be pure magic at the Fallout Shelter!
Madou Sidiki Diabaté is the youngest son of the late Sidiki Diabaté. "The King of the Kora." Since 1997, Madou has filled his brother Toumani’s former position as lead kora for some of the best singers and musicians in West Africa, including Kandia Kouyaté, Ami Koita, Baaba Maal, Salif Keita, Sekouba “Bambino” Diabaté, and many others. He has performed at over 1000 concerts and more than 40 festivals throughout Africa, North America, Europe, and Australia. Madou has collaborated with artists such as Damon Albarn, Will Calhoun, and Brian Eno and continues to redefine the role of Kora in the traditional and modern world.
Salif Bamakora, aka Gordon Hellegers, has been playing Kora, for over 20 years and has been a primary student of Madou Sidiki Diabaté for over 15 years. Salif is deeply versed in the traditional repertoire, histories, and cultural practices of Mande Djeliya and has become a skilled and experienced performer in concerts around the world. As a foundational member of the world music group SIMRIT and a periodic collaborator with Estas Tonne, Bamakora continues to explore the growing edges of contemporary kora music, from original composition to spontaneous improvisation concerts.
RYAN LEE CROSBY
Ryan Lee Crosby captures the timeless beauty of music from Mississippi, refracted by influences of Indian slide guitar and Crosby’s own unique approach to the tradition. The songs resonate with a spirit forged from his life as a traveling musician and studies under blues masters Jimmy "Duck" Holmes and RL Boyce, fused with influences from Indian classical guru Debashish Bhattacharya and South African guitar visionary Derek Gripper. Crosby's latest album "Winter Hill Blues" was produced by Fat Possum Records’ Bruce Watson at his Delta-Sonic Sound studio in Memphis.
With rich open tunings and trance-inducing cyclical figures, the influence of the Bentonia and North Mississippi blues traditions in Crosby's style offers a balanced complement to the kora's ancient strings. Crosby's quartet features his dynamic vocals, with droning 12 string and slide guitars at the center, supported by the hypnotic rhythms of Grant Smith's West African calabash, the timeless fiddle textures of Ilana Katz Katz and the melodic, nuanced harmonica of Jay Scheffler. Together, they weave a tapestry of global influences into a singular sound that expresses the universal, transcendent power of music.
“What first intrigued me about Ryan Lee Crosby is how rare he is on paper: a former English major and post-punk rocker who can channel 1930s Mississippi.” - Lauren Daley - WBUR/NPR
“Crosby’s sighing vocals and precise fingerpicking lay bare the ineffable sorrow at the Bentonia sound’s core” - Matt R. Lohr - Living Blues
The Fallout Shelter is an all ages performance venue welcoming worldwide, world class music in an intimate setting. Our studio audience attends to watch the creation and production of the music television series The Extended Play Sessions. The Fallout Shelter events are immersive experiences for both audience and performers alike...a live music experience like no other. We are fully ADA compliant and have wheelchair access. We have a wide selection of beer and wine for your adult beverage pleasures and each show comes with a free commemorative event poster. Our doors open at 6PM. Seating is General Admission. We recommend you arrive at the time the doors open.
26 авг 2024