Joel Sebunjo, a young multi instrumentalist and musician celebrated for his talents back home, has been described by national press as “Uganda's Youssou N’Dour” (Weekly Observer, Kampala). A pioneering figure in Uganda's world music movement, with his support group Sundiata, he showcases stunning compositions based on a fusion of the Ganda traditions of central Uganda and the Mande traditions of Gambia, Mali and Senegal; blending the sounds of kora, endongo, guitar and calabash into a truly organic beat. A steadily rising world musician, Joel Sebunjo has shared the bill with such major names as Miriam Makeba, Oliver Mtukudzi, Etran Finatawa, Salif Keita, Baaba Maal, Khaled and more...
EXTRA SHOW: Dar es Salaam 8pm Saturday 6th February, at the Russian Tanzanian Cultural Centre, Entrance free. Details see www.goethe.de/tansania for details.
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