Mulatu Astatke and Tindersticks perform with Akdeniz Foundation in Alicante

This world music cycleDesigned in collaboration with Alicante supporter The Shining of Contrasting Fashiontoast on this occasion two very different concerts they will bring Friendly and elegant pop from British Tinderstickswho will take the stage that day at the Alicante Cultural Hall. January 11, 2023and for Mulatu Astatke, the father of so-called ethnic jazzWho will present your music? February 10 in this area

As a novelty this year, the concerts will be repeated one day later at the Aula de Cultura of the Fundación Mediterráneo in Murcia, and tickets 25 eurosnow available on the website www.fundaciónmediterráneo.es and at the ticket office of the Aula de Cultura.

Luis Boyer, president of the Fundación Mediterráneo, said that Global Sounds “received a fantastic reception in its previous releases and therefore We continue to bet on closing the current gap in music programming. from the cities of Murcia and Alicante”.

Throughout these four editions, shrunken by the hardships of the pandemic, Global Sounds invited globally important and mostly Alicante unreleased artists from Morocco. Asmaa Hamazaoui to the Algerians zoningPortuguese Rodrigo Leoamerican guitarist Marc Ribot or the Catalans María Rodés and Maria Arnal with Marcel Bagés.

kindling sticks

This cycle begins with the English band. kindling stickswhose voice is born indie rock and pop they included orchestral, jazz and soul arrangements. His distinctive feature is marked by his baritone voice. Stuart A Staplewhich makes it relevant to him. singers classics and sophisticated orchestrations Dickon Hinchliffeusing a wide variety of instruments – Rhodes piano, carillon, vibraphone, violin, trumpet, bassoon or Hammond organ – that add to the band’s eclectic sound.

Founded in Nottingham in 1991 The group celebrates 30 years of its career with a formation in which they added the string sextet and a repertoire in which their first works will be the protagonists. there is a group More than 20 albums released and they end their tour with performances in Spain. They have already sold about 150 tickets in Alicante.

Mulatu Astatke

The second concert belongs to an Ethiopian musician, composer and arranger. Mulatu AstatkeConsidered the father of Ethiopian-jazz and One of Africa’s most influential jazz musicians. Born in Ethiopia in 1943, Astatke was educated in different cities such as London, New York and Boston. He combined his jazz with Latin influences and traditional Ethiopian music.He became the first African student to enter the prestigious music school. Berkeley in Boston.

Composer, arranger, vibraphonist, percussionist and teacher, 79 year old musician In his music, he presents a blend of modern and traditional, elegant and enveloping, African and Western styles and cultures. It was one of the best kept secrets for the West. restless record collectors discovered him through the jazz funk series Ethiopianand what filmmakers like jim jarmusch they use their music in their movies (broken flowerss). Also, as urban artists Kanye WestNas or Damian Marley They used samples of their songs. Moreover, it was one of the awards this year. Donostiako Jazzaldia At the 2022 San Sebastian festival.