Habib Koité & Bamada – SOLD OUT

This show is sold out. You can buy tickets for their show at the Ropetackle in Shoreham on 25 November here.

Presented in association with Africa Night Fever

Habib Koité is one of West Africa’s most popular musicians, and one of Mali’s greatest guitarists.

He’s performed more than 1500 concerts around the world in a career spanning four decades, and enjoyed international recognition – particularly in the US where he counts Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Eric Bibb and Jenny Lewis among his collaborators.

But it’s his enduring fascination with Mali’s rich musical traditions and instrumentation that is central to his continued success. These sounds permeate his latest album Kharifa, recorded in Bamako in 2019 with guests including Toumani Diabaté among others.

Habib Koité and his band Bamada will be supported by Gambian kora masters Sura Susso and Jally Kebba Susso – cousins from the same family of griots, and each prodigious talents in their own right – completing an evening of captivating West African sounds.

Doors open at 7.30pm.

Licensed bar.

The Barleycorn Tavern, which is a stone’s throw from the Village Hall, are very kindly offering ticket holders 2 for 1 meals before the concert. You’ll need to call them and book at least 3 days before the event, and will need to show either your ticket or your wegottickets email. You can view the menu and find contact details here.