HOMELAND: CHAPTER 1
Out on 18th October 2024 via Hudson Records
The brand new album from Seckou Keita, featuring an all-star lineup of Senegalese musicians alongside the celebrated kora master. This ambitious new record blends traditional music and rhythms with pop anthems, embracing afro-pop, urban, hip hop, and spoken word​.
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Welcome to the first chapter of his new album, Homeland.
AFRICAN RHAPSODIES
"A majestic work showcasing a whirlwind of virtuosity, but above all a sublime poetic journey where music is pure emotion"
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Seckou Keita is proud to present African Rhapsodies, an epic work for kora and orchestra created in collaboration with Italian composer and musician Davide Mantovani and recorded with BBC Concert Orchestra. The album includes guest appearances from South African star cellist and vocalist Abel Selaocoe, outstanding double bass player Davide Mantovani and Seckou's young brother (also a kora player) Suntou Susso on percussion.
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