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| Amira Kheir |
Nadir Ramzy
Mikele Montolli
Leandro Mancini
13th February 2019
A World in London, Resonance FM, London, UK
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| Leandro Mancini |
Defining the African narrative, gifted
singer songwriter Amira Kheir on this A World in London! Click to listen:
https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/a-world-in-london-13th-february-2019/
This weekend there’s a chance to see
Amira Kheir at the Ahbab Festival in Cambridge, and after meeting her
on AWIL, we know she’s going to be magnificent! One broadcaster has
dubbed her the‘Diva of the Sudanese Desert’ which seems like a
lazy definition when describing such a serious & skilled singer
who is anything but a diva. Amira is soulful and heritage conscious,
asking searching questions about life and identity through her music,
plus her voice is exceptional no matter which genre someone tries to
pigeon hole it into. She sings with grace as well as authority, and
her vocals ebb & flow like a river, especially when accompanied
by droplets of notes played by Nadir Ramzy on oud. Nadir is the only
other Sudanese member of Amira’s close-knit band yet everyone is
joyfully unanimous in the music-making and Arabic choruses.
Regardless of whether we all understand all the lyrics, mystic powers
combine with answers & truths to create a binding journey that
transcends language & borders. With Tal Janes on guitar, Mikele
Montolli on bass, and Leandro Mancini on drums, a beautiful energy of
love and mutual respect was apparent in the studio. The band sailed
through pentatonic scales and East African polyrhythms, embracing
Amira’s elaborate phrasing and ornamentation that goes with
traditional Sudanese vocal style, whilst also infusing a generous
amount of Jazz, Blues, and Soul into Nubian melodies & ancient
forms.
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| Mikele Montolli |
Amira grew up in Turin and also spent much time in Khartoum
where she always ‘eating up music’, but it was her move to London
in 2003 that liberated her identity as a professional musician. Amira has released three acclaimed albums
showcasing her unique sound & the opportunity to fully `tap into
the power of the beautiful gift of heritage'. You can too by hearing
her excellent latest CD ‘Mystic Dance’ and listening to this
World Radio Day edition of A World in London! http://amirakheir.com/
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| Tal Janes |
13/2/19 – AWIL 197 Online:
https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/a-world-in-london-13th-february-2019/
Production & pics by Norman Druker, Sophie Darling, Lucas Keen,
and artist Alban Low. Also this week Japanese music legend Joji
Hirota at SOAS Radio, click:
https://www.mixcloud.com/SOASradio/awil-288-joji-hirota/ Next week
Aga Ujma at SOAS Radio and SOAS Klezmer Band at Resonance. Download
the AWIL Album Wonderland 2018 from #Spotify! Top 50 global CDs
handpicked by #AWorldinLondon – Click here:
https://open.spotify.com/user/34igi7n6p14p56303se0gtkyj/playlist/5hjexMuYohZ6d4zjuoGIfm?si=Gy0ckfI_QaWw4xqKQ-VGhw
#TheSoundofDiverseLondon #ConnectingCulturesThroughMusic – thirteen
years - #DJRitu. Live on Wednesdays 6.30pm Resonance
104.4 https://www.resonancefm.com/ & 4pm SOAS
Radio https://soasradio.org/ Online worldwide at #Mixcloud
http://www.djritu.com
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| Nadir Ramzy |
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