2024 Season Finale

Celebrating Sanctuary in partnership with B:Music

After a short Summer break Celebrating Sanctuary is back for our Autumn series of Lunchtime Concerts with some amazing World Music artists.  We know you'll love the variety of music we are presenting with the return of some favourites, bringing lively dance music from Kurdistan and the Middle East,  Kora and Balafon from Gambia, virtuoso guitar and song from DR Congo and Sacred Funk from Nigeria and the UK. 

No booking required

Thursday 12^th December 1-2.30pm

Sacred Funk Quartet – Tales of Orisa (Nigeria / UK)

Sacred Funk Quartet, a new all-star musical project featuring two-time Grammy Award-winning percussionist Lekan Babalola and acclaimed British clarinettist Kate Luxmoore. The four-piece collective also features the exceptional talents of guitarist Reuben Reynolds and bassist Josh Vadiveloo.  Their music is an enchanting exploration of ancient Orisa music from the Yorùbá people of West Africa. Followed by the vibrant rhythms of the Highlife genre, which blends Western jazz melodies and structures with Ghanaian and Nigerian dance band styles and traditions, embracing a musical culture which dates back centuries.

“As an ensemble, our sound blends elements from our unique cultural roots with diverse influences encountered along the way. ” Lekan Babalola

The Sacred Funk 4tet delve into a culture and music which during the Transatlantic slave trade, was exported from West Africa across the New World, leading to an explosion in musical creativity and acting as a foundation for some of the most enduring music genres, including samba in Brazil, and rumba in Cuba.   Expect a captivating performance of infectious West African Highlife, a sound celebrated for its joyful and uplifting melodies.

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Supported by Arts Council England, The Foyle Foundation and Postcode Lottery