Following last year’s Concert Hall sell-out, 'the Hendrix of the kora’ returns with his band to present his new album, HOMELAND – an exploration of his Senegalese roots with influences from around the world.

Seckou Keita kora, vocals
Moustapha Ngaye guitar
Moussa N'Gom keyboards and sampling
Ernest Basse keyboards
Mouctar N'Diongue drum kit , drum pad and backing vocals
Modou Gueye bass
N'Dyeye Korka Dieng backing vocals
Binta Susso backing vocals
Suntou Susso percussion
Dialy Kemo Cissokho percussion and backing vocal

Performing all over the globe as a solo artist and with his ground-breaking quintet, Seckou Keita has captivated audiences including at WOMAD, Hay, Glastonbury, Tokyo Jazz, Chicago World Music Festival, Sydney International and Montreal Jazz Festivals.

He has had collaborations with numerous jazz, pop, Latin, folk and classical artists.

Seckou began assembling his Senegalese band in 2020. Here, the kora is backed with the dynamic, uplifting and at times hypnotic rhythms of bass, percussion, drums, keyboard and extraordinary vocals, lifting the audience to its feet and leaving everyone buzzing!