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

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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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AWALE JANT BAND DELIVERS SENEGALESE SOUL FROM LONDON, SE15

Posted By ARC Music | Tags: Yewoulen, Awale Jant Band, African, soul, upbeat

'A truly magical and uplifting cross-cultural collaboration, bringing together Afro-Latin, Funk and Soul elements with a Senegalese twist. The wonderful voice of Biram Seck and Thibaut Remy’s compositions make for an unmissable combo. Must See!' Tim Garcia (Jazz FM/Musica Macondo)

Read more | Jan 29, 2020

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