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FlamenKora | Goetze · Cissoko · Monteiro
Saturday 28. October 2023 - 20:30
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Volker Goetze – Trompete (Deutschland, USA)
Ali Boulo Santo Cissoko – Afrikanische Harfe, Gesang (Senegal)
Roberto Monteiro – Flamenco-Gitarre (Brasilien)
(english: see below)
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FlamenKora – Album Release Konzert (Europa Tournee) und Weltpremieren mit neuen Flamenco- und brasilianischen Tönen
Durch die einfühlsame und gekonnte Verflechtung von improvisierter Trompete und Flamenco-Gitarre mit traditioneller Mandinka-Kora und Gesang aus dem Senegal schafft FlamenKora zeitlose und bezaubernde multikulturelle Musik; ein willkommener Balsam in diesen unruhigen Zeiten.
Volker Goetzes beschwörende Trompetenlinien tanzen anmutig mit dem gefühlvollen Gesang und der Kora seines neuesten Duopartners, dem geschätzten Meister der traditionellen Mande-Musik – Ali Boulo Santo Cissoko. Der aufstrebende Flamenco-Gitarren-Maestro Roberto Monteiro ist das neueste Bandmitglied, und sorgt mit treibenden Rhythmen und subtilen, fantasievollen Farben für authentisches spanisches Flair. Als Gründer und Produzent der Gruppe bringt Goetze eine besondere Weisheit in FlamenKora ein, die er nicht nur durch jahrzehntelange Hingabe an die westafrikanische Mande-Musik erworben hat, sondern auch durch eine tiefe Beherrschung von Jazzkomposition und -arrangement und ein kürzlich erfolgtes tiefes Eintauchen in die melodischen und rhythmischen Traditionen von Flamenco und Maqam.
Ali Boulo Santos magisches Spiel und sein Gesang haben zu zahlreichen Kollaborationen mit Jazz- und Weltmusikgrößen wie Doudou Gouirand, den Belmondo Brothers, Tony Allen, Omar Sosa, Fania, Piers Faccini, Trilok Gurtu, Manu Dibango, New Cool Collective Jazz Band, Erif Truffaz, Alama Kanté, Diogal und Julien Baer geführt, um nur einige zu nennen. Er ist auch Mitkomponist des Musicals Kirikou and Karaba mit Youssou N’dour, Angélique Kijo und Tété.
Dieser unermüdliche Künstler, der für seinen innovativen Kora-Stil und seine Kreativität bei der Kombination von Mandingo-Musik mit senegalesischen und westlichen Einflüssen geschätzt wird, hat sich tapfer als Brücke zwischen Afrika und dem Westen bewährt. Er spielt eine doppelte Rolle, indem er die Kreuzung zwischen den Kulturen mit Menschlichkeit, Aufrichtigkeit und Respekt für die vielen Farben des Lebens repräsentiert.
Dieser aufstrebende Gitarrist, der 1987 in Rio de Janeiro, Brasilien, geboren wurde, begann sein Studium der klassischen Gitarre im Alter von 16 Jahren an der Bundesuniversität von Rio de Janeiro, wo er auch Flamencogitarre bei Mara Lúcia Ribeiro (eine der ersten Flamencogitarristinnen Brasiliens, eine Schülerin von Entri de Cañorroto) studierte.
Von da an widmete er sich ganz dem Flamenco und begleitete berühmte Tänzerinnen und Tänzer wie Carmen La Talegona, Domingo und Inmaculada Ortega, bevor er sich in Madrid niederließ und sein Studium der Flamencogitarre am Konservatorium Arturo Soria abschloss.
Zurzeit arbeitet er als Gitarrist in mehreren Tablaos in Madrid und ist künstlerischer Leiter eines der Sala Temple; er begleitet bekannte Sängerinnen und Sänger der spanischen Popszene wie Lola Indigo, María Pelae und Vicente Navarro sowie die Tanzgruppe Matices.
Volker Goetze – trumpet (Germany, USA)
Ali Boulo Santo Cissoko – African harp, vocals (Senegal)
Roberto Monteiro – Flamenco guitar (Brazil)
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FlamenKora – Album release concert (European tour) and world premieres with new flamenco and Brazilian sounds.
By sensitively and skillfully interweaving improvised trumpet and flamenco guitar with traditional mandinka kora and vocals from Senegal, FlamenKora creates timeless and enchanting multicultural music; a welcome balm in these troubled times.
Volker Goetze’s evocative trumpet lines dance gracefully with the soulful vocals and kora of his newest duo partner, the esteemed master of traditional Mande music – Ali Boulo Santo Cissoko. Up-and-coming flamenco guitar maestro Roberto Monteiro is the newest band member, adding authentic Spanish flair with driving rhythms and subtle, imaginative colors. As the group’s founder and producer, Goetze brings a special wisdom to FlamenKora, acquired not only through decades of devotion to West African Mande music, but also through a deep mastery of jazz composition and arrangement and a recent deep dive into the melodic and rhythmic traditions of flamenco and maqam.
Volker Goetze
An award-winning German jazz trumpeter, composer, filmmaker, producer and conceptualist who has lived in New York City since 2002, Volker Goetze specializes in blending ancient folkloric cultures with contemporary jazz soundscapes. He creates poetic music, film and live performance narratives that support peace and collaboration in these turbulent times.
Goetze first studied trumpet with Markus Stockhausen in Cologne, Germany, and completed his master’s degree on scholarship with Michael Mossman and Antonio Hart at the Aaron Copland School of Music. During a visit to Senegal in 1996, he fell in love with Mande music and culture, which changed his life forever. He produced and directed a documentary called GRIOT, which centered around the Kora culture and was called “stunningly beautiful” by The Globe and Mail (UK) and “a film to see” by African News. GRIOT was included in the official selection of film festivals in Amsterdam, Vancouver, Warsaw, Valladolid and Thessaloniki. GRIOT also led to a highly acclaimed, twelve-year series of three albums that Goetze produced, recorded and toured internationally as a duo with his film’s leading man, Senegalese griot and kora master Ablaye Cissoko.
Goetze’s three albums in duo with Albaye Cissoko have received international recognition and have been streamed over 20 million times worldwide, earning him an honorable place on the map of jazz-meets-world music. He has also worked on three continents in the development of various jazz and multimedia projects, as a leader, arranger and sometimes as a valued partner alongside greats such as Nana Vasconcelos, Mino Cinelu, Lenny Pickett, Steve Lacy, Peter Kowald and Eli Goulart.
Ali Boulo Santo Cissoko
The Paris-based Mande griot was reportedly born “with the kora in his hands.” He hails from Dakar, Senegal, and is a nephew of Soundioulou Cissokho, the king of the kora.
Ali Boulo Santo’s magical playing and singing have led to numerous collaborations with jazz and world music greats such as Doudou Gouirand, the Belmondo Brothers, Tony Allen, Omar Sosa, Fania, Piers Faccini, Trilok Gurtu, Manu Dibango, New Cool Collective Jazz Band, Erif Truffaz, Alama Kanté, Diogal and Julien Baer, to name a few. He is also co-composer of the musical Kirikou and Karaba with Youssou N’dour, Angélique Kijo and Tété.
Appreciated for his innovative kora style and creativity in combining Mandingo music with Senegalese and Western influences, this indefatigable artist has valiantly served as a bridge between Africa and the West. He plays a dual role, representing the crossroads between cultures with humanity, sincerity and respect for the many colors of life.
Roberto Monteiro
This aspiring guitarist, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1987, began his studies in classical guitar at the age of 16 at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, where he also studied flamenco guitar with Mara Lúcia Ribeiro (one of the first flamenco guitarists in Brazil, a student of Entri de Cañorroto).
From then on, he dedicated himself entirely to flamenco, accompanying famous dancers such as Carmen La Talegona, Domingo and Inmaculada Ortega, before settling in Madrid and completing his studies in flamenco guitar at the Arturo Soria Conservatory.
Currently he works as a guitarist in several tablaos in Madrid and is the artistic director of one of the Sala Temple; he accompanies famous singers of the Spanish pop scene such as Lola Indigo, María Pelae and Vicente Navarro, as well as the dance group Matices.