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Mahororo (2010)
voice, b cl, 2 perc, pno, vla, db
Duration: 3 minutes
From the Afrodisiac project
Mahororo (Celebration) is based on a traditional mbira tune of the Shona people in Zimbabwe.
Afrodisiac features an ensemble of seven classical musicians performing alongside two highly respected artists of traditional African instruments: Seckou Keita, an inspired and charismatic performer of the kora (the West African harp-lute) and Chartwell Dutiro, a maestro of the mbira, (the Zimbabwean ‘thumb piano’).
First performed by Sound Affairs at Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen on 14 October 2010
with Rhiannon Llewellyn (soprano), David Jean-Baptiste (bass clarinet), Sacha Johnson (percussion), Jonathan Helm (percussion), Semra Kurutaç (piano), Niamh Ferris (viola) and Ashley John Long (double bass)
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Performances
| 14.10.10 | CARMARTHEN | Lyric Theatre |
| 15.10.10 | CARDIFF | University Concert Hall |
| 16.10.10 | SWANSEA | Taliesin Arts Centre |
| 20.10.10 | MOLD | Clwyd Theatr Cymru |
| 21.10.10 | PWLLHELI | Neuadd Dwyfor |
| 22.10.10 | HOLYHEAD | Ucheldre Centre |
| 25.10.10 | LONDON | Southbank Centre, Purcell Room |
| 27.10.10 | MALVERN | Theatres |
| 28.10.10 | BROMSGROVE | Artrix |
| 30.10.10 | COLCHESTER | Lakeside Theatre |
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