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Feb 26, 2021 · The Cuban-born pianist Omar Sosa has a long history of collaborations with African musicians, most notably on 2017’s Transparent Water with the kora player Seckou Keita.
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Further details on Omar Sosa ‘An East African Journey’ coming soon! Omar Sosa received an orchestral commission from Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco and the Oakland Easy Bay Symphony, supported by grants from the Rockefeller Foundation and the MAP Fund (Multi-Arts Production Fund).
The journey began in 2009 when Omar’s French booking agency 3D Family arranged a concert tour of eight Alliance Française locations in East Africa with support from the French government (Culture France) in Trio with Senegalese singer Mola Sylla and Mozambican bassist Childo Tomas (Afreecanos Trio).
An exquisite set of world music recordings featuring 7-time GRAMMY-nominated Cuban composer and pianist Omar Sosa collaborations with eight East African artists, fusing traditional sounds with jazz in a subtle, contemporary production.
Mar 25, 2021 · 5.5K views 3 years ago. "An East African Journey" - Out March 5th (Benelux & France : March 19th) Omar Sosa's new album, 'An East African Journey', is an exquisite set of...
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Feb 25, 2021 · A wonderful, completely life-affirming experience, An East African Journey is an album to set next to Coltrane’s (very different, but equally superb) Kulu Sé Mama from 1965. If music gets any better than this, I’d sure like to hear it. Discography.
Mar 1, 2021 · Cuban composer and pianist Omar Sosa has spent ten years shaping An East African Journey. By fusing jazz and traditional African music, this album embodies a deep mysticism, made possible by Sosa’s meetings with eight artists from East Africa during a tour in 2009.
