The Diaspora Suite featuring Metropole Orkest, Arooj Aftab, Corinne Bailey Rae, Laura Mvula, Typhoon a.o.
Soul - hip-hop - World Fusion - Orchestra
Jules Buckley (conductor); Akwasi, Arooj Aftab, Corinne Bailey Rae, Laura Mvula, Shirma Rouse, Zia Ahmed (vocals); Glenn de Randamie (spoken word, reading, vocals); Ronald Snijders (flute); Camilla George, Cassie Kinoshi (saxophone); Shauntell Baumgard, Yannick Hiwat (violin); Gyan, Rafael Devánte Sinay (guitar); Sarathy Korwar, Adinda Meertins, Jason Eduwaiti (bass); Yoràn Vroom (drums); Vernon Chatlein (percussion); ZO! Gospel Choir (gospel choir); Glenn Helberg, Karin Amatmoekrim, Sheila Sitalsing (spoken word, reading).
Fri 7 July 2023 17:00 - 18:15 Amazon
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The Metropole Orkest and Mike Bindraban, the curator and co-initiator of this year’s Sounds of Diversity theme, are the drivers behind The Diaspora Suite. Under the baton of Jules Buckley, national and international artists, writers, and musicians join the orchestra in telling in sound and word the story of the diaspora as it stands in the year 2023. Top musicians from the Dutch diaspora do not let this momentum or their own historical narrative go unheeded. Together with international vocalists they will connect the past to the present with their music. Well-known Dutch authors, accompanied by improvising musicians, read excerpts from iconic works by Anton de Kom, Anil Ramdas and Joceline Clemencia, who have played an important role in passing on knowledge about our common past. The performance is set against photographs of mothers of the diaspora.
