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Terri Kunda - Gao Hong & Kadialy Kouyate

Posted By ARC Music | Tags: Terri Kunda, Gao Hong, Kadialy Kouyate, Artist, Chinese pipa, West African kora

March 24th, 2023 sees the release of Terri Kunda – an exciting collaborative album from musical virtuosos Gao Hong and Kadialy Kouyate. One could consider Terri Kunda to be a truly unique album. For it contains the rare yet captivating combination of possibly two of world music’s most mesmerising instruments: the Chinese pipa, and the West African kora. Infused within these stringed instruments are the histories and traditions of their respective cultures, and they share these stories through musical conversations skilfully conducted by the artists.

Read more | Feb 21, 2023

MAASAI FOOTSTEPS – Anuang’a Fernando & Maasai Vocals

Posted By ARC Music | Tags: Maasai, East Africa, Anuang’a Fernando, contemporary dance

“Tradition is what makes people who they are", says Anuang’a Fernando, creator of Maasai Footsteps. "If you lose it, you lose your identity”. The project celebrates the ancestral songs and dance of the Maasai people of East Africa, performed at schools and on European stage through contemporary dance. While capturing and honouring the aesthetic and culture of the Maasai nomadic tribes Purko, Loodokilani and Kisonko, Anuang’a uses his passion for contemporary dance style - learned in Paris, France - to share his heritage and make it accessible to modern-day students.

Read more | Feb 18, 2021

SAKILI – Creole Sounds from the Indian Ocean

Posted By ARC Music | Tags: Creole, Indian Ocean, Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius, island of Rodrigues

The island of Rodrigues’ most loved séga representatives Séga is known as the “blues” of the Indian Ocean. From the 17th -19th century, slaves from Africa and Madagascar, transported against their will to Mauritius, gradually forged their own identity in this land of exile. Sakili presents a mix of waltzes, polkas, mazurka, Scottish music and séga drum rhythms which were originally performed by the captured souls at sunset, reminding them of their African homeland.

Read more | Feb 18, 2021

Vusa Mkhaya UManyanyatha – Songs from the Soul of Zimbabwe

Posted By ARC Music | Tags: Vusa Mkhaya, Southern African tradition

‘If he takes off his cap to kiss you... he’s a keeper’ smiles Vusa Mkhaya in a blazer suit and baseball hat, addressing a captivated audience at Cuvilliés Theatre, Munich. It’s this earnest humour honeyed by a mellifluous voice that has helped garner Vusa’s doting fanbase, from Zimbabwe’s city of blue skies, Bulawayo, to opulent concert halls in old-town Vienna.

Read more | Jun 24, 2020

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