Tales of the Orisas
Performance
60 mins

Birmingham Symphony Hall
2 September 2022


 

Master multi-percussionist and Grammy award winner Lekan Babalola and multi-instrumentalist Kate Luxmoore combine forces to create an evocative world in words, music and images. 

The band tell Osun's Story - using the 'orisa' deities of the Yoruba people of modern-day Nigeria as a metaphor to explore the waterways and, crucially, metal founding in Birmingham that played such a prominent role in trade in substances and indeed people. 

Imagery of Nigerian artefacts from the University of Birmingham’s Africa (Danford) Collection is added to the melting pot.

Clarinet/Bass, Clarinet/Vocal
Kate Luxmoore 

Bass
Colin Peters

Piano/Keyboards
Robbie Moore

Drums
Marcus Copeland

Percussion/Vocal
Lekan Babalola 

Vocal
Candice Nembhard (okcandice) 

Photography
Garry Corbett


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