Suba / Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita
Details
- Composer
- VARIOUS
- Artist
- Sosa, Secou Keita
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Bendigedig
- Released
- Oct 22, 2021
- Catalog #
- BENDI8
- UPC
- 5065002172105
About
“Sosa and Keita deliver a work that variously ebbs, flows and sparkles.” (Jane Cornwell, Jazzwise)
SUBA is the second album from the collaboration between one of Cuba’s most prolific Jazz Artists, pianist Omar Sosa, and Senegalese kora master Seckou Keita. Omar and Seckou’s debut album Transparent Water has toured worldwide since 2017 to enormous critical acclaim. They are again accompanied on this tour and album by Venezuelan percussionist Gustavo Ovalles. Seven-time Grammy-nominated jazz pianist Omar Sosa has been passionately interested in exploring African musical cultures and their connections with his Afro-Cuban roots throughout his career, subtly blending traditional and contemporary sounds on many of his recordings. Seckou Keita has arguably become the most influential and inspiring Kora player of his generation, an exceptional and charismatic musician and a modern global citizen, with seven centuries of tradition and heritage expressed through his music.
Watch Sosa and Keita's Tiny Desk Concert for NPR Music!
REVIEWS:
With a lighter, lyrical, improvisational approach, the two musicians create something artistically special and pull it off with aplomb. With its sympathetic sensitivity to human condition, SUBA’s mesmerizing music is a hymn to courage, strength and perseverance in a post-pandemic world. Each relaxing track, whether emphasizing piano, kora or vocals, presents itself a prayer for health, unity and sunnier skies ahead.
-- Roots Music Report
Tracklist 11 tracks
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1 Kharit 04:58
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Kharit
- Duration
- 04:58
- Composer
- Omar Sosa, Seckou Keita
- Performer
- Seckou Keita, Omar Sosa, Gustavo Ovalles
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2 Allah Léno 04:54
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Allah Léno
- Duration
- 04:54
- Composer
- Omar Sosa, Seckou Keita
- Performer
- Seckou Keita, Omar Sosa, Gustavo Ovalles
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3 KoraSon 03:13
- Track
- 3
- Title
- KoraSon
- Duration
- 03:13
- Composer
- Omar Sosa, Seckou Keita
- Performer
- Omar Sosa, Seckou Keita, Gustavo Ovalles, Steve Arguelles, Yohann Henry, Jaques Morelenbaum
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4 Drops of Sunrise 04:39
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Drops of Sunrise
- Duration
- 04:39
- Composer
- Omar Sosa, Seckou Keita
- Performer
- Seckou Keita, Omar Sosa, Gustavo Ovalles
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5 Gniri Balma 03:44
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Gniri Balma
- Duration
- 03:44
- Composer
- Omar Sosa, Seckou Keita
- Performer
- Seckou Keita, Omar Sosa, Steve Arguelles, Gustavo Ovalles
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6 Voices on the Sea 04:26
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Voices on the Sea
- Duration
- 04:26
- Composer
- Omar Sosa, Seckou Keita
- Performer
- Omar Sosa, Seckou Keita, Gustavo Ovalles, Dramane Dembele, Steve Arguelles
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7 2020 Visions 03:40
- Track
- 7
- Title
- 2020 Visions
- Duration
- 03:40
- Composer
- Omar Sosa, Seckou Keita
- Performer
- Omar Sosa, Seckou Keita, Gustavo Ovalles
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8 Rei's Ray 04:05
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Rei's Ray
- Duration
- 04:05
- Composer
- Omar Sosa, Seckou Keita
- Performer
- Omar Sosa, Seckou Keita, Gustavo Ovalles, Dramane Dembele, Steve Arguelles
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9 Maam 04:11
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Maam
- Duration
- 04:11
- Composer
- Omar Sosa, Seckou Keita
- Performer
- Seckou Keita, Omar Sosa, Gustavo Ovalles
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10 Floating Boat 04:36
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Floating Boat
- Duration
- 04:36
- Composer
- Omar Sosa, Seckou Keita
- Performer
- Omar Sosa, Seckou Keita, Gustavo Ovalles, Jaques Morelenbaum, Steve Arguelles
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11 No One Knows 05:33
- Track
- 11
- Title
- No One Knows
- Duration
- 05:33
- Composer
- Omar Sosa, Seckou Keita
- Performer
- Omar Sosa, Seckou Keita, Gustavo Ovalles, Jaques Morelenbaum, Steve Arguelles