Old Roots New Routes: Tamala at Amstelkerk

Travellers between North and South 
 

Scarcely a year old, Tamala has already been awarded two prestigious prizes for their debut album plus a performance at the renowned British edition of the WOMAD festival. The impassioned trio will be presenting new repertoire disseminating Senegalese musical heritage nourished by the eclectic contributions of Mola Sylla, Bao Sissoko and Wouter Vandenabeele. The lyrics to Tamala’s (‘traveller’ in Mandinka) songs are about personal questions, poetic journeys, the call for openness towards others and respect for the environment. Tamala takes you with them on a journey that bares the deepest recesses of the soul where the sounds of violin and kora merge and Sylla’s voice acts as your guide. ...

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Travellers between North and South 
 

Scarcely a year old, Tamala has already been awarded two prestigious prizes for their debut album plus a performance at the renowned British edition of the WOMAD festival. The impassioned trio will be presenting new repertoire disseminating Senegalese musical heritage nourished by the eclectic contributions of Mola Sylla, Bao Sissoko and Wouter Vandenabeele. The lyrics to Tamala’s (‘traveller’ in Mandinka) songs are about personal questions, poetic journeys, the call for openness towards others and respect for the environment. Tamala takes you with them on a journey that bares the deepest recesses of the soul where the sounds of violin and kora merge and Sylla’s voice acts as your guide.

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