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Radio 3,22 Jun 2024,60 mins

Jess Gillam with... Seckou Keita

This Classical Life

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Jess Gillam is joined by Senegalese kora player Seckou Keita to swap some of their favourite music. Nicknamed 'the Hendrix of the Kora', Seckou has worked with a wide variety of people over the years including Damon Albarn and the Africa Express; Welsh harpist Catrin Finch; Cuban pianist Omar Sosa and the BBC Concert Orchestra. This week Seckou shares with Jess his love for Albinoni's Adagio, the music of Fela Sowande, a beautiful Spell Song and the exciting new sounds of Faada Freddy, whilst Jess is offering up some classic Ella Fitzgerald, Strum by Jessie Montgomery and music by Saint-Saens and Mussorgsky.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Jeux d'enfants, Op.22; Galop - Le Bal
    Jeux d'enfants, Op.22; Galop - Le Bal
    Georges Bizet
  3. 2.
    African Rhapsodies; II. Simply Beautiful Miro
    African Rhapsodies; II. Simply Beautiful Miro
    Seckou Keita
  4. 3.
    African Suite; I. Joyful Day
    African Suite; I. Joyful Day
    Fela Sowande