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Performance / Tour

Aimua Eghobamien's Black Sessions at Kings Place on March 3

Source: Aimua Eghobamien
February 24, 2012

"A very sophisticated singer with a strong voice..." —Jazzwise Magazine Determined to blatantly marry all his influences on one stage, Aimua Eghobamien combines his jazz and classical backgrounds with Nigerian roots and contemporary sensibilities to reach beyond the limits of genre classification. With original compositions, freshly realised arrangements—of music by Gabriel Fauré, Henry Purcell, Johann Sebastian Bach, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Wayne Shorter and Randy Newman—and an exhilarating ensemble this programme is a lyrical exploration of one artist's formation. Collaborating ...

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