Afrosoul-jazz musos tour Durban

VOICE and percussion are the two sublime elements that underpin the dynamic musical partnership of Florence Chitacumbi and Mino Cinélu. Their upcoming Chitacumbi – Cinélu SA Reunion Tour will come to Durban this week, with the duo performing on Friday, 26 April at Alliance Française, Durban and Saturday, 27 April at The Chairman, Durban.

The tour will feature original compositions that highlight Chitacumbi’s strong roots in jazz and Afro-soul, and Cinélu’s gift of rhythmic invention

New York-based Cinélu is the perfect fit for Swiss-Angolan Florence Chitacumbi’s worldly vocal inflections.

With some 15 years of friendship, born out of the recording of Chitacumbi’s Regards Croisés album, the two artists bring together the riches of their multi-cultural heritages and explored musical traditions, from Congolese rhythms to French chanson.

Known for their individual work with artists such as Sting, Herbie Hancock and Weather Report, Chitacumbi and Cinélu have continued to play and tour together, including to Africa in 2018, where they presented their new Reunion project at Jazz à Ouaga in Burkina Faso.

Audiences can look forward to a new creative approach, articulated around sophisticated, rhythmic and melodic arrangements that have been lauded by public and critics alike.

At Alliance Française, Durban, doors open at 6pm and the concert starts at 7pm. Tickets are R100. For bookings contact info.afdbn@alliance.org.za or 031 312 9582. At The Chairman, Durban, the concert is at 10.30pm. Entrance is R150. For table bookings contact info@thechairmanlive.com or 079 753 6513.

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