{"id":72,"date":"2012-03-12T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-12T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.batukimusic.com\/?p=72"},"modified":"2020-06-07T02:42:09","modified_gmt":"2020-06-07T02:42:09","slug":"cheikhlo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/fr\/eventscat\/concerts\/cheikhlo\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheikh L\u00f4: Senegal’s Mystic Troubadour: Apr 25, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"cheikhheader\"<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00ab\u00a0In Baye Fall<\/a>, we have something called a jarasse…. the multicoloured clothes that I wear most of the time…
\nthe music on this album is a kind of jarasse….\u00a0\u00bb <\/span><\/span>Cheikh L\u00f4<\/em>, liner notes to \u00ab\u00a0Jamm<\/a>\u00ab\u00a0… <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0The dreadlocked singer’s signature blend of semi-acoustic flavours – West and Central African, funk, Cuban, flamenco – has been distilled into his most mature, focused, yet diverse statement to date.\u00a0\u00bb
\n<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u201ca globe-hopping aural adventure.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

Wednesday, APRIL 25, 2012
\nentry 8:00 PM | show 9:00 PM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

The Great Hall<\/a> 1087 Queen Street West, Toronto
\n$25 advance | $30 at the door<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

opening:<\/span> Donn\u00e9 Roberts<\/a>\u00a0Juno Award Winner with African Guitar Summit<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\"Eventbrite<\/a><\/p>\n

also on sale at these locations:<\/strong>
\nAfrican Drums & Art Crafts<\/a> 618 Dundas St W
\nNew Bilan Restaurant<\/a> 183 Dundas St. E
\nNharo! Direct Trade<\/a> 543 Danforth Ave.
\nSoundscapes<\/a> 572 College St.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\n

Cheikh L\u00f4 is one of the great mavericks of African music. A singer and songwriter as well as a distinctive guitarist, percussionist, and drummer, he has personalized and distilled a variety of influences from West and Central Africa, to create a style that is uniquely his own.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/object> title track: Jamm,<\/a> which means \u201cpeace\u201d in Wolof.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\n

Growing up with Senegalese parents in Burkina Faso near the border of Mali during the 1950s, Cheikh L\u00f4 played the musical genres of the time, including Cuban and Congolese styles. He gave his first performances as a young man in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina\u2019s creative capital and hotbed of musical activity, and later moved to Dakar. But it was not until he made his way to Paris in 1985 that he began to build the relationships that would make up his unique musical community.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Since his first internationally distributed record, the Youssou N\u2019Dour\u2013produced N\u00e9 La Thiass (1996), Cheikh L\u00f4 has received increasing acclaim worldwide. His last album, Lamp Fall (2005), was highly praised; on NPR\u2019s All Things Considered, African music expert Banning Eyre said L\u00f4 \u201cproves himself one of the most dynamic creators in today\u2019s African music<\/a>\u201d and the Associated Press called the record \u201ca globe-hopping aural adventure.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For the next few years L\u00f4 withdrew from the international stage and immersed himself in the Dakar scene playing regularly with his own band and this return home is reflected in his new album, Jamm (2010).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cheikh L\u00f4 is an artist unlike any other in music.\u00a0 It’s not just his unique appearance – with long dreadlocks and his colourful patchwork clothes – that sets him apart; his career is constantly evolving, incorporating influences from around the world.\u00a0 Wherever his musical journey takes him you can be sure he’ll remain rooted to his Baye Fall beliefs, and no matter what, will always sound like Cheikh L\u00f4.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/object>
\nMontr\u00e9al: April 21, 2012<\/a> (video by Jacqueline Mallette, ServicesMontreal.com)<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0And though his music feels global in scope and influence, L\u00f4\u2019s heart beats close to home.\u00a0\u00bb
\n{ more from this in-depth interview at\u00a0eMusic Q&A<\/a> }<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

{ more about Cheikh L\u00f4<\/a> }<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

{ more about Jamm<\/a> }<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0In order to make this album reach far beyond his home in Senegal, the singer, drummer and guitarist construes beautiful pieces of music from rhythms of all corners of Africa and the Americas.\u00a0\u00bb { more from this Afropop Worldwide<\/a> review }<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\ntrailer for ‘Jamm’, featuring Cheikh on location & live onstage in Dakar.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Batuki Music Society gratefully acknowledges the support of Canadian Heritage<\/a> and the Ontario Arts Council<\/a>
\nwith the promotional assistance of Small World Music.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"cheikh-poster\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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