sidiki dembélé + friends
10 september 2023 / 4pm / the speakeasy, dalston
100% funded (sold out)
Djembe and kora virtuoso Sidiki Dembélé is joined by Aboubakar Konate and Momo Sangaré for a set in a hidden Dalston beer garden
2.30pm: doors open
4pm: sidiki dembélé + friends set
5.30pm: buyinza live set
noisenights summer residency:
noisenights are our vision for the future of classical music: informal crowdfunded events featuring international soloists in bars, warehouses, and clubs.
For summer 2023 we're taking them outdoors, with a series of five festival-style gigs in the beer garden of The Speakeasy, Dalston. The noisenights summer residency will feature cross-genre artists performing music inspired by Western European, West African, and South American classical music.
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Live music needs your backing more than ever. Becoming a noisenight backer means getting tickets to hear the world's best performers up close while becoming part of a community working for a positive future for live music.
After a noisenight reaches its funding target, we'll e-mail all backers to confirm the event and a small amount of extra tickets will be made available. Tickets are released in four stages, with the first release always being the cheapest. Book early for the best price.
Please note that due to the venue's license, all those under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. A full list of dates in the noisenights summer residency can be found here.
the venue:
The Speakeasy is a family run cocktail bar located in the heart of Dalston. The cosy indoor bar opens up to a huge hidden pub garden at the back, nestled between high rises and warehouses.
Featuring a retractable roof and outdoor heaters, you can be confident it'll be comfortable whatever the weather. It's also a special venue for us, as it's just round the corner from through the noise HQ.
the music:
Sidiki Dembélé brings the sounds of his homeland to Dalston. Originally from the Ivory Coast and hailing from a well-known Malian griot family, this performance will see him collaborate with fellow musicians Aboubakar Konate and Momo Sangaré for a celebration of all things West Africa.
sidiki dembélé:
Sidiki began his training around the age of 5 and by aged 10 was playing professionally in his own community at important and prestigious events. By age 14 he was travelling the country, playing professionally as part of various African ballet companies and performance groups, becoming the musical director for some.
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In 2007, he received the great honour of being selected to be a lead performer in Andre Heller’s ‘Afrika! Afrika!’ – a magical circus adventure and sensual discovery of Africa. Sidiki performed with them for two years, before moving to the UK to continue his career.
These days, Sidiki has an long list of credentials in festival appearances, theatre performances and album credits. Placing importance on giving back to the culture and community which gave him life, Sidiki has started a school in his homeland where parents can send disadvantaged children to learn to play.
The first graduates of that school are now an established, self-sufficient West African musician group – Denifari. Sidiki is also giving back to Cote d’Ivoire, by organising two successful trips per year to his homeland for people to come and learn djembe, dundun and dance from the traditional west African griot masters in the heart of his family home.
Rewards: unallocated standing tickets to noisenight30 at 4pm on Sunday 10 September 2023. Part of the noisenights summer residency at The Speakeasy, Dalston. First-come, first-served for the best views.
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