Bassekou Kouyate and Seckou Keita to play world music show in US

The concerts, which will feature other leading artists from around the world, will also see Senegalese kora master Seckou Keita take to the stage in the company of celebrated Cuban pianist Omar Sosa and Venezuelan percussionist Gustavo Ovalles in a show that will fuse jazz, Latin and African sounds.

Other showcasing artists are the evocative Palestinian vocalist Nibal Malshi, who will highlight women in Arab music, Spain’s master flamenco guitarist Rafael Riqueni and Persian music virtuoso Sahba Motallebi.

Gamin, the Korean-born New York City-based multi-instrumentalist specialising in flutes and oboes, will also lead an ensemble of Korean and American musicians.

Robert Browning is a highly respected New York City-based world music curator who has presented over 2 400 concerts by internationally renowned figures and emerging artists from over 100 regions.

Brown co-founded World Music Institute in 1985 with his wife, Helene, and was its director until 2011.

Between 1985 and 2010, World Music Institute presented between 45 and 80 concerts per year, organised US tours by visiting artists from Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America and produced radio programmes.

Below is the full programme of the 2023 Robert Browning Associates World Music Concerts:

• Saturday, 11 March 11 (8pm) – Women in the Golden Age of Arab Music: Nibal Malshi.
• Saturday, 18 March (8pm) – Flamenco Guitar Master Rafael Riqueni.
• Friday, 31 March (8pm) – Korean Music & Beyond: gamin and ensemble.
• Friday, 14 April (8pm) – Blues of Mali: Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba.
• Saturday, 15 April (8pm) – Persian Music: Sahba Motalebbi.
• Thursday, 4 May (8pm) – SUBA Revisited – Cuban/African Connections: Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita featuring Gustavo Ovalles.