Sons of Kemet

Elbphilharmonie Sommer / Internationales Sommerfestival Kampnagel

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Sons of Kemet
Sons of Kemet © Udoma Janssen
  • Doors open 19:00

  • Start 20:00

  • End ca. 21:30

Black to the Future

For the past decade he has been the defining figure of London‘s jazz scene: Shabaka Hutchings grew up in the UK before moving to Barbados, where his sensibility was opened to music. The Sons of Kemet are a jazz supergroup he put together, soaking up music from all over the world. They combine West African rhythms with Caribbean ska, melodies and scales from the Middle East with hip-hop beats from the USA.

Discount: By presenting a ticket for this concert you will receive €1 discount on a ticket for the film screening »Space is the Place« at the Zeise Kino.

Their music is both political and danceable. On their album »Black to the Future«, which they present in the Elbphilharmonie, the Sons of Kemet practically march and stomp their way into the auditory canals of listeners. Critics and fans around the world are fascinated by this sound, which shifts from ritual sparsity one moment to a shaking of the ground the next, with fat brass sounds, drums and shouts and screams from afar. Intoxicating music.

Performers

Sons of Kemet

Shabaka Hutchings tenor saxophone
Theon Cross tuba
Edward Wakili-Hick drums

Tom Skinner drums

Programme

»Black to the Future«

Series

Jazz at the Elbphilharmonie

Festival

Elbphilharmonie Summer

Spotlight

Afrofuturism

Promoter: HamburgMusik

The »Elbphilharmonie Summer« is supported by Porsche

Supported by Freundeskreis Elbphilharmonie + Laeiszhalle e.V. and Stiftung Elbphilharmonie

In cooperation with International Summer Festival Kampnagel

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