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When I meet this quartet, it was like visiting four different nations at the same time. Egypt, Senegal, Italy(where i live) and Gambia. Seikou’s wife and manger is a Spanish/French. The Egyptian for example spoke good Italian for someone who has never been to Italy (he learned Italian from Mantovani the Italian bassist).They recently made a trip to Senegal for some musical inspiration. On stage the music changes, its very harmonious, with many interesting duets between the Kora and the violin. I don’t know much about the Kora but Seikou seems to be a master player, he was just like singing and dancing around and having fun with his Kora. It was fun hanging around with them. – Kanute

Kanute sent me this video of the Seckou Keita quartet. (Thanks – great music!)

“They may all be from different places and traditions”, Keita points out, “but our instruments all speak the same language”, and whether playing an upbeat dance tune, or a soulful song, people respond enthusiastically to the remarkable energy that flows between the musicians. The Quartet is itself a journey of musical discovery and audiences are very much invited to join them on the road. (read more about the band) (photo from seckoukeita.com)

And here is another video :

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