Alex Wilson ‘Mali Latino’

Well known to Snape audiences as a composer, performer and bandleader, Alex Wilson is a guarantee for danceable and innovative Latin jazz. His latest project, created on an Aldeburgh Residency is that rarest of collaborations; a collision of two musical worlds that creates a genuinely new and thrilling sound. Kora virtuoso Madou Sidiki Diabaté and Malian musicians join forces with a sensational nine-piece band to combine the essence of Afro-Cuban jazz with the exotic harmonies and ancient traditions of West-African music. Expect fiery latin dance patterns mixed with the driving village rhythms of Mali, instrumental virtuosity on kora, piano and African percussion and the startling intensity of mandingue and Cuban vocals. A truly world music project developed in Aldeburgh.