With the relaxed corona restrictions, Tampere Jazz Happening will complete its anniversary offering with a late-night concert on Friday, November 5, 2021, when Malian singer-guitarist Habib Koité and his band will take the Club stage.
Born into a family of traditional storytellers, Habib Koité studied in Mali’s national arts academy in Bamako, where he deepened his understanding of Malian music in all of its multifacetedness. Indeed, the African continent as a whole contains an absolute wealth of traditions, and thus Mali – with its population of approximately twenty million – is an African country with not only one, or two, or even just three musical traditions – but many more. Koité, who has chosen the acoustic guitar as his main instrument and has released six studio albums, calls his own musical style with the moniker “danssa-doso”. He has mentioned as one of his Western influences the late musician J. J. Cale – particularly his idea of musical time and musical space.
For his second visit in Finland, Koité will perform at the Tullikamari Klubi at 01.00 on the night between Friday and Saturday. Tickets (25/20 €) are sold in advance by Tiketti.
For the full Tampere Jazz Happeningin programme visit: https://tamperejazz.fi/ohjelma/
Photo: Michel de Bock