AKA Trio: Antonio Forcione, Seckou Keita & Adriano Adewale at Brighton Festival
Past Event
Music

AKA Trio

Tue 5 Feb 2019

This international collaboration brings together three world-renowned virtuosos from three continents. Italian guitarist-composer Antonio Forcione has travelled the globe over two decades, releasing 20 albums and collaborating with artists as varied as Angelique Kidjo and The Bulgarian Voices choir. From Senegal, Seckou Keita is renowned as one of Africa's foremost players of the 21-string kora, with international projects including a ground-breaking duo with Welsh harpist Catrin Finch, while Brazilian percussionist Adriano Adewale has collaborated with Bobby McFerrin and Joanna McGregor, along with composing works for orchestras and dance theatre. As AKA Trio they are set to release an album, aptly named Joy, reflecting their uplifting and celebratory sound.