(Florence
Chitacumbi)
The Chitacumbi – Cinélu SA Tour starts on April
26 at Alliance Française, Durban, with a second Durban gig at late night venue,
The Chairman, on April 27.
The New York-based Cinélu and Swiss-Angolan
Florence Chitacumbi are bringing their upcoming tour Chitacumbi - Cinélu SA
Reunion Tour to South African audiences from late April to early May. Cape
Town, Durban and Bloemfontein are the lucky Cities the dynamic duo will be
dazzling with their captivating performances.
Voice and percussion are the two sublime
elements that underpin the dynamic musical partnership of Florence Chitacumbi
and Mino Cinélu. Their upcoming Chitacumbi - Cinélu SA Reunion Tour will take
place from late April to early May 2019 in time to celebrate International Jazz
Day. The tour will feature original compositions that highlight Chitacumbi’s
strong roots in jazz and Afro-soul, and Cinélu’s gift of rhythmic invention –
which, in the words of his late friend Miles Davis, “can make any music swing!”
“I am thrilled to come back to South Africa
to share music. For me the Reunion tour is about breaking boundaries and to
encounter “the other” and their culture in order to exchange and to generate
artistic collaboration” says Florence Chitacumbi.
New York-based Cinélu - “the best
percussionist in the world” (Canal +) - is the perfect fit for Swiss-Angolan
Florence Chitacumbi’s worldly vocal inflections. With some 15 years of
friendship, born out of the recording of Chitacumbi’s Regards Croisés album, the two artists bring together the riches of
their multi-cultural heritages and explored musical traditions, from Congolese
rhythms to French chanson.
Known for their individual work with
artists such as Sting, Herbie Hancock & Weather Report, Chitacumbi &
Cinélu have continued to play and tour together, including to Africa in 2018,
where they presented their new Reunion project at Jazz à Ouaga in Burkina Faso.
Their 2019 South African tour will see them
perform as a trio, accompanied by guitarist Christophe Bovet (Bee Bee Honey,
Tiza Brown) and will invite a few of SA’s top musicians to join them.
Audiences can look forward to a new
creative approach, articulated around sophisticated, rhythmic and melodic
arrangements that have been lauded by public and critics alike.
The Chitacumbi – Cinélu SA Tour Durban
dates are as follows:
April 26, 2019, at 19h00 (doors open 18h00)
at Alliance Française, Durban. Tickets R100 booked through info.afdbn@alliance.org.za
or on 031 312 9582
April 27, 2019 at 22h30: The Chairman,
Durban. Entrance R150 (deductible from food & drinks bill). Bookings: table
bookings via info@thechairmanlive.com or 079 753 6513
The tour is supported by Pro Helvetia,
Suisa, Loterie Romande, SIS & Ville de Neuchâtel. Produced by Arte Viva
Management.
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