Picture©Tom Ehrlich
Robert Browning Associates, Lotus Music & Dance, and Roulette present
Thursday, May 4, 2022 at 8:00pm                      
OMAR SOSA & SECKOU KEITA
featuring GUSTAVO OVALLES
SUBA Revisited: Cuban/African Connections


Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue at 3rd Avenue
​Downtown Brooklyn  | tel. 917-267-0363
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Cuban piano virtuoso Omar Sosa and Senegalese kora (21-string harp lute) master Seckou Keita, whose collaborations brilliantly embrace jazz, Latin and African influences, return to New York revisiting their acclaimed SUBA album. SUBA is a hymn to hope, to a new dawn of compassion and change in a post-pandemic world, and a visceral reiteration of humanity’s prayer for peace and unity. The program weaves together themes of friendship and spiritual connection, travel and loss, hope and optimism, dancing and the sea, and, of course, a new sunrise ("Suba" means "sunrise" in Mandinka). The seven-time Grammy-nominated Sosa has explored African musical cultures and their connections with his Afro-Cuban roots throughout his long career; Keita has become one of the most influential and inspiring kora players of his generation. They are joined by the inimitable Venezuelan percussionist Gustavo Ovalles, who encompasses the polyrhythmic sound of the African diaspora. In addition to performing key tracks from SUBA, the Trio will play music from their first album, Transparent Water.

“Sosa is one of the truly illuminated minds of world jazz. He is shaping a new synthesis of Latin and American jazz.”--Billboard
 
 “Seckou Keita can be classed alongside the great Toumani Diabaté as one of the adventurous masters of the kora.”--The Guardian

"(SUBA) sounds like a serene sunset in the Sahel desert, with sparkling stars, spacious horizons, and wondrous panoramas."--Jazz Weekly
 
Tickets:  $35 at door
Advance tickets $30 (w. $2.50 processing fee)
Students, seniors 65+ in advance or at door $25

Interview with Omar Sosa and Seckou Keita on WBAI's Afrobeat Radio program of April 19th.