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The Festival the Sea of ​​Music to be held from 15 to 23 July in Cartagena, announces that the especialLa Mar Prize Music in its XXII edition will for the singer and composer African Cheikh acting under the festival on Monday 18 July at the Auditorium the Batel of Cartagena.
A deserved award for his career, his spectacular voice and his great songs that convey the feeling of African music in addition to their perseverance and work to show it in every corner of the planet.
It will premiere and only concert in Spain.
Other years have taken Gino Paoli (Italy), Susana Baca (Peru) and Omara Portuando (Cuba), among many others.
The Sea of ​​Music, which in recent days has confirmed international artists as Julian Marley and Upresing (Jamaica) and Anna Ternheim, Bob Hund and Anna Von Hausswolff (Special Sweden), will present its full lineup on 23 May at the Embassy Sweden in Madrid.
Cheikh
It is one of the great rebels of African music.
Excellent singer and composer as well as a distinguished guitarist, percussionist and drummer, has created his personal vision of variety of influences from West and Central Africa, resulting in a unique style.
Lô was born in Burkina Faso.
Senegalese parents, he grew up speaking Bambara (language of Mali), Wolof (language of Senegal) and French.
During the last years he retired from the international scene and plunged into the life of Dakar playing with his own band.
This homecoming is reflected in his latest album Jamm (2010 World Circuit Records).
The trademark sound of Lô is a mixture of semi-acoustic flavors, West Africa and Central Africa, Cuba, flamenco;
this eclectic spirit now stands in full maturity and mastery which is to date her best creation.
Cheikh is a unique artist.
Not only by the peculiar appearance that characterizes it (with long dreadlocks and clothing made from scraps of colors) but because he is an artist who keeps evolving, incorporating influences from around the world.
Wherever your musical journey leads you, you can be sure that it will remain true to their beliefs Baye Fall, and no matter how, will always sound Cheikh Lô.
Cheikh is a tireless artist who works with dedication on each disk, and it takes you time.
Finally in 2015 he saw the light Balbalou, an album that garnered fantastic reviews such as Rockdelux: All the service of his extraordinary and ductile voice, sweet sometimes hoarse other or climbing onto the falsetto in Lutax to show that it has nothing to envy Youssou N'Dour and Baaba Maal.
In recognition of his career he was obtaining in 2015 Womex special award for his career with a special concert at the Grand Theatre balna of Budapest.
Recognizes 40-year career that also come to celebrate the XXII edition of the Festival the Sea of ​​Music with very special guests: Flavia Coelho;
Brazilian artist who also works on the disc on the subject Degg Gui Gui;
Tony Allen, big battery that was for many years the great Fela Kuti battery and;
Pee Wee Ellis legendary saxophonist James Brown and Cheikh who has collaborated on several occasions in the Still Black Still Proud project tours in the US and Europe.
MORE ARTISTS AND CONFIRMED
Julian Marley & Upresing son of reggae legend Bob Marley, Grammy nominated musician reggae, songwriter, producer and activist.
Continuing the same tradition as his father, Julian Marley Ju Ju is a devout Rastafarian whose music is inspired by the life and spirituality.
His album Awake has received numerous awards.
His performance, which will be the opening of the festival, is scheduled in the Auditorium Park Towers at 23h on Friday 15 July.
Sweden, invited in 2016, also ahead names three names in the program and gives special prominence to the woman to confirm important actions for special Sweden as the impressive young artist Anna Von Hausswolff who will present his latest album The Miraculous in the Park Artillery on Saturday 16 July at 21.30 and only concert in our country.
Another female voices already confirmed is that of Anna Ternheim, a real institution in your country (has five Grammis of the Swedish Academy of Music), which also debuts show and offer his only concert in Spain.
Melodic and introspective be one of the great voices of the festival, its performance is scheduled on Monday 18 July at 21.30 on the same stage.
The Swedish band Bob Hund, one of the most popular one of the most attractive direct indies bands will also be only concert in Spain on Saturday July 23 at 23h at the Auditorio Parque Torres.
Its charismatic leader sings in Skanska, a dialect of southern Sweden.
Soon the organization will advance more artists and tickets on sale soon.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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