Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita 2017

A Theatr Mwldan Production

Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita (Wales / Senegal)

A sublime and multi award-winning harp and kora collaboration between two acclaimed virtuosos, Welsh harpist Catrin Finch and Senegalese kora player Seckou Keita join forces in a stunning exhibition of world-class musicianship. Drawing on their diverse traditions and transforming them with remarkable synergy; Mandinka rhythms mix effortlessly with Welsh tunes, with hypnotic improvisations from both in a set which is at once exhilarating and mesmerising. 

Winners of fRoots Critics Poll Album of the Year 2013, Songlines Best Cross-Cultural Collaboration 2014, and nominated for two BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards (Best Duo and Best Traditional Track) in 2014, their debut album Clychau Dibon has attracted huge critical acclaim and a clutch of 4 and 5 * reviews from national and industry press. 

Their work has a diverse appeal, and was recently sampled by Robbie Williams on his record-breaking album The Heavy Entertainment Show.

 

Catrin and Seckou will be playing selected dates and festivals throughout 2017, visit the project's dedicated website for further details, or to order a copy of their award winning album Clychau Dibon: www.catrinfinchandseckoukeita.com
 
Interested in booking this project for your festival or venue? Contact Dilwyn Davies dilwyn@mwldan.co.uk
 
 
 
On tour in 2017:
 
February 
 
10    BIMhuis, AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
11    Musique de Nuit, Pelgrimvaderskerk, ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
12    Oosterpoort, GRONINGEN, THE NETHERLANDS 
14    Cecil Sharpe House, LONDON
intricate, ethereal and entrancing, an elaborate pas-de-deux... remarkable
Neil Spencer, Uncut Magazine
a sublime duo of two artists who are masters of their instruments...musicality and architecture at work
Simon Broughton, London Evening Standard
This, I suspect, will be remembered as one of the classic concerts of the year
Robin Denselow, The Guardian

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