Acclaimed Grammy Awards-winning
percussionist, LekanBabalolais bringing his music to a wider audience
alongside his co-travelling Sacred Funk Sextet in a new concert
series tagged Yoruba Sonnets. The multi-city gig will take place
across major United Kingdom cities featuring Babalola’s kindred
spirit, the accomplished spoken word poet and scholar, Dr Olu.Taiwo.
Their artistic chemistry on stage will pick up from the successful
Ebo Tour which held last year.
Together, Lekanwho is releasing a new
album soon and Olu will bring to the stage the Yoruba Sonnets – a
unique experience, presented by two very talented, very different
individuals. The Yoruba Sonnets pair spoken word poetry and mime from
Dr OluTaiwo with live music from Lekan Babalola’s Sacred Funk
Sextet. The result is a unique performance of ancient Nigerian verse
incorporating Afro-beat music and the contemporary sound of Western
Funk.
Yoruba Sonnets will serve its first
instalment in full doze on Saturday, July 28 at the Birchfield Jazz
Festival, St Mary’s Church Hamstead and continues on Saturday,
October 13 at The Performance Gym, University of Winchester,
Hampshire. The music train continues at Cheese and Grain, Frome on
Sunday, October 21 while curtains fall at Charney Manor, Wantage.
Twice Grammy award winning
percussionist, Lekan Babalola, is well known for his innovative
musical style, using his native Yoruba tongue infused with
traditional music, Afrobeat and funky dance overtones.
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